Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents IX
4. List of Illustrations XI
5. List of Maps XV
6. List of Tables and Charts XVI
7. 1. Introduction 1
8. PART I: THE ISLAMIC CITY
9. 2. The Legacy of the First Arab Settlements (640-1170) 13
10. 3. Ascent to Medieval Capital (1170-1340) 27
11. 4. Decline and Fall 37
12. 5. The Heritage from the Medieval City 56
13. PART II: THE MODERN ERA: A TALE OF TWO CITIES
14. 6. Cleansing the Augean Stables (1800-1848) 83
15. 7. The Origins of Modern Cairo 98
16. 8. The Exploding Demand for Capital City Residence 118
17. 9. The Increased Supply of Urban Land 132
18. 10. Urban Problems: Old, Persistent, and New 144
19. PART III: THE CONTEMPORARY METROPOLIS
20. An Epilogue and an Introduction 169
21. 11. The Emergence of the Northern City: Comparative Growth Rates 171
22. 12. The Anatomy of Metropolitan Cairo 182
23. 13. Whither the City: A Prognosis 221
24. 14. A Personal Postscript 238
25. Appendix: A Methodological Note 243
26. Bibliography 257
27. Index 267