The American University in Cairo : AUC 100 years, 100 stories /
In 2019-20, the American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrates its centenary. Founded on Tahrir Square, the university has been at the center of the intellectual, social, and cultural life of Cairo and Egypt for the last one hundred years, and is hailed as one of the leading academic institutions in...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cairo ; New York :
The American University in Cairo Press,
[2020]
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| Summary: | In 2019-20, the American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrates its centenary. Founded on Tahrir Square, the university has been at the center of the intellectual, social, and cultural life of Cairo and Egypt for the last one hundred years, and is hailed as one of the leading academic institutions in the Middle East. AUC's alumni have included diplomats, business leaders, statesmen and stateswomen, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, media personalities, filmmakers, revolutionaries, and even a queen. In that time, the university has experienced wars, revolutions, attempted nationalization, bombings, and, in recent times, a wholesale move to a new purpose-built campus in the desert. Utilizing a rich array of photographs, documents, and objects, this book presents one hundred short stories about the life and legacy of this unique and remarkable institution. |
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| Physical Description: | 320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9774168887 9789774168888 9789774168840 9774168844 |