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The American University in Cairo Press Fall_2010_catalog_cover_final_Catalog_coverFall2008_final 20.07.10 15:28 Seite 1 Arabic Literature in Translation Archaeology and Ancient Egypt Architecture and the Arts History and Biography Language Studies Politics, Economics, and Social Issues Religious Studies Travel Literature and Guidebooks TheThe AmericanAmerican UniversityUniversity The American University in Cairo Press Cairo New York London inin Cairo Cairo www.aucpress.com PressPress Complete Catalog Fall 2010 Twentieth-Century Egyptian Art The Private Collection of Sherwet Shafei Mona Abaza With Collector’s Notes by Sherwet Shafei A prominent Cairo art gallery owner displays masterpieces of modern Egyptian art never previously published This sumptuous full-color volume retraces the high- lights of the country’s twentieth-century art world through the private collection of one of Cairo’s most reputable private gallery owners. The 200 color reproductions of paintings from Sherwet Shafei’s collection represent works from very early pioneers such as Shaaban Zaki and Ervand Dermirdjan to later figures such as Salah Taher and Abd El Hadi El Gazzar. In a comprehensive introduction that examines the life and career of Sherwet Shafei and her pivotal role in promoting and creating a market for modern Egyptian art, the author also addresses the tenden- cies of emerging art collectors in Egypt’s “blossom- ing” market, the burdens of forgery, and the impact of globalization on the art industry. This book serves as a repository of Egyptian cultural heritage by offering a rare viewing of a valuable collection that has yet to be displayed in its entirety. Mona Abaza is professor of sociology at the American University in Cairo and is currently visiting professor of Islamology at Lund University in Sweden. She is the author of several books including The Changing Consumer Cultures of Modern Egypt (AUC Press, 2006). 208pp. Hbd. 25.5x25.5 cm. 200 color illus. December. 978-977-416-394-4. LE250 / $49.50. World. architecture and the arts 1 A Secret Voyage Zahi Hawass A magnificent celebration of the sublime world of ancient Egypt This exquisite, 400-page signed limited edition is a captivating journey through the world of the Theban Necropolis narrated by Zahi Hawass, the world- acclaimed Egyptian archaeologist, and illustrated by stunning super-high-resolution images by Italian photographer Sandro Vannini. Inside this black silk-covered book, Zahi Hawass shares anecdotes and personal stories about his many years of experience and connection with the field, along with a highly entertaining narrative, and even translated pharaonic poems about love, beauty, cele- bration, work, foes, life along the Nile, and the afterlife. In parallel, Sandro Vannini through unique access to restricted sites across Egypt, “long hours of observation, sometimes in total solitude,” and using cutting-edge digital techniques and specially designed lighting, has photographed 166 spectacu- lar images, with meticulous detail and from unique perspectives, of fine jewelry, engraved gold shrines, tomb paintings, and funerary equipment—countless rare treasures unseen or long closed to the world. Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, is the author of many books on ancient Egypt, including Life in Paradise (AUC Press, 2009). Sandro Vannini is an acclaimed photographer who has worked closely with Zahi Hawass over many years. He is the photographer of Life in Paradise (AUC Press, 2009). 400pp. Hardcover in clamshell box. 49.5x34.5 cm. 166 color illus. September. 978-190-739-712-7. LE22,500 / $4,400. Middle East and North America. 2 archaeology and ancient egypt The Art of the Pharaohs Introduced by Zahi Hawass Text by Giorgio Ferrero Photographs by Araldo De Luca A sumptuous celebration of the artistic accomplishments that honored the lives of ancient Egypt’s kings and queens This large-format, magnificently illustrated book shows the portraits and monuments that are the artistic masterpieces of antiquity in a new light. It traces the profiles of 34 kings and queens to present an in-depth picture of the history and art of ancient Egypt and its pharaohs. The pharaoh, as the incarnation of the falcon god Horus and son of the sun god Ra, was the guar- antor of cosmic order on Earth and the intermediary between the gods and men. Some pharaohs left such traces of themselves that they became immor- tal figures: the names Khufu, Tutankhamun, and Ramesses II remain well known after thousands of years. For other monarchs, the names and fragments of representations may be the only traces we can use today to reconstruct the events of those times. This splendid collection of images brings together the greatest art of the pharaohs, and interprets its meaning and aesthetic achievement. Zahi Hawass is the secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. Giorgio Ferrero is the author of Pharaonic Civilization: History and Treasures of Ancient Egypt (AUC Press, 2008). 176pp. Hbd. 35x43 cm. 160 color illus. October. 978-977-416-416-3. LE300 / $59.95. Middle East. Also available in French, German, and Italian. archaeology and ancient egypt 3 The Minarets of Cairo Islamic Architecture from the Arab Conquest to the End of the Ottoman Period Doris Behrens-Abouseif With contributions by Nicholas Warner Photographs by Bernard O’Kane A comprehensive study of Cairo’s most distinctive architectural feature In Egypt, where civilizations have manifested them- selves through awe-inspiring structures since antiquity, ‘a thousand minarets’ reveal the impact of Islamic civilization and urban aesthetics. The Minarets of Cairo offers an accessible and vivid insight into the religious, historical, and archi- tectural significance of the minaret in Cairo from the Arab conquest, through the Abbasid, Fatimid, Mamluk, and Ottoman periods. Students and schol- ars will welcome the author’s excellent new research and analysis as well as over one hundred illustrated entries for individual minarets. With nearly three hundred illustrations, this beautiful book displays to full effect historic Cairo’s most impressive monuments. Doris Behrens-Abouseif, Nasser D. Khalili professor of Islamic art and archaeology at SOAS, University of London, is the author of Cairo of the Mamluks (AUC Press, 2008). Nicholas Warner is the author of The Monuments of Historic Cairo (AUC Press, 2005). Bernard O’Kane is professor of Islamic art and architecture at the American University in Cairo. 448pp. Hbd. 21.5x32 cm. 300 illus. October. 978-977-416-426-2. LE300 / $59.95. Middle East. 4 architecture and the arts Re:viewing Egypt Image and Echo Photographs by Xavier Roy Text by Gamal al-Ghitani A unique and surprising photographic presentation that invites us to look twice Xavier Roy’s breathtaking photographs of Egypt offer us a haunting vision of a country and its peo- ple. They are also a lesson in the art of photography itself, inviting us to experience images as metaphor, to extend our notions of reality. We observe the correspondences of shape and texture, perspective and repetition, light and shadow, and the vitality in the mundane and commonplace. A photograph of an acacia tree is juxtaposed with one of birds in flight, their formation and movement echoing the outline and feather-like aspect of the tree. Each photograph is at once an offer of tranquility and a call to interpret. Gamal al-Ghitani’s profoundly contemplative introduction is both inspiring and inspired by Roy’s gallery of images, compelling us to observe Egypt’s riches not as passive onlookers, but as engaged, reflective beings. Xavier Roy’s photographs have been exhibited in France, New York, and Brazil, and his books include The Soul of Cuba and All Our Children. Gamal al-Ghitani is the author of The Mahfouz Dialogs (AUC Press, 2007), and The Zafarani Files (AUC Press, 2009). 152pp. Hbd. 21x24 cm. 117 duotone photographs. September. 978-977-416-295-4. LE180 / $34.95. World. architecture and the arts 5 “[The wall] is the largest protest banner the world has ever known. By engaging with it practically and imagina- tively William Parry has produced an outstanding example of cultural resistance.” —Ahdaf Soueif, author of The Map of Love Against the Wall The Art of Resistance in Palestine William Parry A photographic record of the changing art and graffiti on Israel’s wall, and life in its shadow This stunning book of photographs captures the graf- fiti and art that have transformed Israel’s wall into a living canvas of resistance and solidarity. Featuring the work of artists including Banksy, Ron English, Blu, and others, as well as Palestinian artists and activists, these photographs express out- rage, compassion, and touching humor. They illus- trate the wall’s toll on lives and livelihoods, showing the hardship it has brought to tens of thousands of people, preventing their access to work, education, and vital medical care. Mixed with the photographs are portraits and vignettes, offering an inspiring account of a people determined to uphold their dignity in the face of profound injustice. William Parry is a London-based freelance journalist and photographer who has published in The Guardian, The Independent, and elsewhere. He has worked and traveled extensively in the Middle East. 192pp. Hbd. 21x26 cm. 120 color illus. September. 978-977-416-417-0. LE150 / $24.95. Middle East. 6 architecture and the arts The New Atlas of the Arab World An essential new reference tool for every Middle East bookshelf The Arab world, covering a large part of northern Africa and southwestern Asia, comprises the twenty- two countries of the League of Arab States, from Morocco in the west to Oman in the east, from Syria in the north to Comoros in the south. This new atlas, compiled using information from the latest satellite imagery, contains detailed maps of the entire region, showing physical features, political boundaries, towns, and communication networks. In addition, each of the twenty-two countries is the subject of an illustrated essay, with notes and the latest statistics on the geography, population, history and politics, and economy of the country.
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