1.

Record Nr.

UNICASUBO0283868

Autore

Ridley, Matt

Titolo

The origins of virtue / Matt Ridley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Penguin, c1996

ISBN

0140244042

Descrizione fisica

VIII, 295 p. ; 20 cm.

Disciplina

302.5

Soggetti

Uomo - Comportamento sociale

Uomo - Evoluzione

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785157403321

Autore

Sedky Ahmed

Titolo

Living with heritage in Cairo [[electronic resource] ] : area conservation in the Arab-Islamic city / / Ahmed Sedky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cairo, : American University in Cairo Press, 2009

ISBN

1-61797-012-3

1-61797-374-2

1-936190-63-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Disciplina

720.6216

Soggetti

Islamic architecture - Egypt - Cairo

Historic buildings - Egypt - Cairo

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-287) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. What to conserve -- pt. 2. How to conserve -- pt. 3. Assessment



of area conservation in Cairo.

Sommario/riassunto

The Arab-Islamic city has been always a glamorous urban dream in human cultural memory. This is manifested in Cairo, the world's largest medieval urban system where traditional lifestyles are still implemented. Nevertheless, despite the extensive efforts to preserve Historic Cairo, it is sadly vulnerable.Ahmed Sedky investigates the reasons behind this condition, exploring and comparing regional and international case studies. Questions such as how and what to conserve are raised and elaborated through the perspectives of different stakeholders.A resulting evaluative framework is accumulated t