Global Dreams: Class, Gender, and Public Space in Cosmopolitan

Global Dreams: Class, Gender, and Public Space in Cosmopolitan Cairo

At the start of the twenty-first century, Cairo's cityscape has acquired a spectacular global touch. Its luxurious five-star hotels, high-rise office buildings, immaculately clean malls, and swanky coffee shops serving cafÃ© latte and caesar salad, along with the budding gated communities in the city's desert expanses, exemplify three decades of economic liberalization. In the surrounding social landscape, the gradual abrogation of the Nasser-era structures that provided many with low-cost goods and services is dearly felt.

This new study examines Cairo's experience of economic liberalization in an era of globalization. It asks what happened to a postcolonial middle class that was once the carrier of national aspirations and dreams. It explores how young middle-class professionals navigate Cairo's increasingly divided landscape and discusses the rise of a young uppermiddle class presence in the work, leisure, and public spaces of the city.
Country USA
Brand The American University in Cairo Press
Manufacturer The American University in Cairo Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 15 photographs
UnitCount 1
EANs 9789774162497
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	The American University in Cairo Press
Manufacturer	The American University in Cairo Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	15 photographs
UnitCount	1
EANs	9789774162497
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Global Dreams: Class, Gender, and Public Space in Cosmopolitan Cairo