{"product_id":"1352062383_product","title":"Michael Haag - Alexandria : City of Memory - Used Paperback","description":"Crease on rear cover, indents on top and bottom of spine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Item\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe item is a book Paperback\u003cbr\u003eThe Author Name is Michael Haag\u003cbr\u003eThe Title is Alexandria : City of Memory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition Used\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther Comments\u003cbr\u003eCrease on rear cover, indents on top and bottom of spine.\u003cbr\u003eContent Language - English                       \r\u003cbr\u003eCategory - HISTORY \/ Middle East \/ Egypt (see also Ancient \/ Egypt)\u003cbr\u003eBIOGRAPHY \u0026amp; AUTOBIOGRAPHY \/ Literary Figures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct Description -\u003cbr\u003eA luminous portrait of the now-vanished cosmopolitan city and those who inhabited it during the first half of the 20th century  This book is a literary, social, and political portrait of Alexandria at a high point of its history. Drawing on diaries, letters, and interviews, Michael Haag recovers the lost life of the city, its cosmopolitan inhabitants, and its literary characters.    Located on the coast of Africa yet rich in historical associations with Western civilization, Alexandria was home to an exotic variety of people whose cosmopolitan families had long been rooted in the commerce and the culture of the entire Mediterranean world.\r\n\r\n    Alexandria famously excited the imaginations of writers, and Haag folds intimate accounts of E. M. Forster, Greek poet Constantine Cavafy, and Lawrence Durrell into the story of its inhabitants.\r\n\r\n He recounts the city’s experience of the two world wars and explores the communities that gave Alexandria its unique flavor: the Greek, the Italian, and the Jewish. The book deftly harnesses the sexual and emotional charge of cosmopolitan life in this extraordinary city, and highlights the social and political changes over the decades that finally led to Nasser’s Egypt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBooks are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions.  The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGift Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a great gift idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHours of Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eLocation ID 1362z\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eiHaveit SKU ID 1352062383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title \/ unisex","offer_id":48037015257332,"sku":"1352062383","price":51.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/ihaveitmarketplace.com\/products\/1352062383_product","provider":"iHaveit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}