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Middle Eastern Studies September 25, 2019

A Field Guide to the Street Names of Central Cairo

Humphrey Davies and Lesley Lababidi

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Guides have been written to the city of Cairo for generations. Whether they’re for foreigners who’ve come to the city or its residents. However, it might be safe to say that A Field Guide to the Street Names of Central Cairo (American University in Cairo Press, 2018) is a beast unto itself. It takes the names of streets in Central Cairo and uses them as a basis for its telling …