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Nile : Urban Histories on the Banks of a River by Nezar AlSayyad is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Nile : Urban Histories on the Banks of a River about?

## Narrates the history of cities that appeared and disappeared on the banks of the river Nile over four millennia * Includes descriptions of individual buildings, archaeological sites, urban areas and their histories * Brings a new perspective to a much studied history and geography of the Nile basin * Focuses on urban space by anchoring specific events in cites along the Nile * Analyses the interplay between the natural, cultural and economic aspects of the Nile basin * Beautifully illustrated with 100 colour photographs and 14 colour maps The Nile, the world’s longest river system, has figured prominently in historic events over millennia. This book views the Nile as both the stage on which these events occurred and as an actor in its unfolding history. It explores the intersection of natural forces and human intervention to take readers on a series of historical journeys along the river, from its sources to the Mediterranean Sea. Each chapter focuses on a particular historical period and the cities, events, important figures and the encounters between groups and cultures that shaped it.

Who reads Nile : Urban Histories on the Banks of a River?

Author

Nezar AlSayyad

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781474458603

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Travel, Arts