Books by Andre Raymond

These articles concentrate on the development of Arab cities during the period of the Ottoman Empire, covering the three centuries before the time when modernization encroached and exploring the problems of space and the social and economic realities within these provincial centres.

Gaze toward the Nile from the hills of Mokattam and the city of Cairo unfolds, with its monumental architecture, teeming populace, and thousands of years of rich history. The extraordinary tapestry of Cairo's past and present comes vividly to life in this magisterial study by Andre Raymond, arguably the premier social historian of the Arab world.