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Reconstructing memory by commodifying history : A study of the phenomenon in historic Cairo since the 19{u036D} {u036A} Century / Nihal Ossama Shaaban Hafez ; Supervised Aly H. Gabr , Momen M. Elhusseiny

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cairo : Nihal Ossama Shaaban Hafez , 2018Description: 143 P. : facsimiles ; 30cmOther title:
  • التاريخ كسلعة لإعادة بناء ذاكرة المكان : دراسة الظاهرة منذ القرن التاسع عشر تطبيقاً على القاهرة التاريخية [Added title page title]
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Dissertation note: Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering Summary: The research is a reading to the politics of the production of spaces for memory in Historic Cairo through its heritage practice. It focuses on the practices of foreign advocates of heritage in Cairo since the nineteenth century starting by the Comité de Conservation des Monuments d{u2019}Art Arabe till the recent practices that started late twentieth century. Through case studies approach, archival work and primary resources, the research raises questions about the intervention of foreign advocates to recall local memories and the approaches they adopt. It sheds light on two case studies from two different paradigms: Gayer-Anderson museum and Al-Azhar Park project
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Thesis Thesis قاعة الرسائل الجامعية - الدور الاول المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.13.02.M.Sc.2018.Ni.R (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 01010110077603000
CD - Rom CD - Rom مخـــزن الرســائل الجـــامعية - البدروم المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.13.02.M.Sc.2018.Ni.R (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 77603.CD Not for loan 01020110077603000

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Architectural Engineering

The research is a reading to the politics of the production of spaces for memory in Historic Cairo through its heritage practice. It focuses on the practices of foreign advocates of heritage in Cairo since the nineteenth century starting by the Comité de Conservation des Monuments d{u2019}Art Arabe till the recent practices that started late twentieth century. Through case studies approach, archival work and primary resources, the research raises questions about the intervention of foreign advocates to recall local memories and the approaches they adopt. It sheds light on two case studies from two different paradigms: Gayer-Anderson museum and Al-Azhar Park project

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