Alexandria
Past, Present and Future
Jean-Yves Empereur
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| ‘… a small book it may be, but it packs a lot of punch’ | | – The Sunday Times |
| ‘A fine, miniaturised companion to the city’ | | – The Guardian |
Created 2,300 years ago through the wish of Alexander the Great, Alexandria is still the largest city in the Mediterranean world. It evokes a succession of images – the Tomb of Alexander, the Pharos, the Library, Antony and Cleopatra, Cavafy and Lawrence Durrell, all reminders of its magnificence and cultural influence.
Over the centuries it has known many reverses. In 1820, with the advent of Mohammed Ali, it began to reawaken, and became a model of cosmopolitanism of which many still regret the passing.
Today, with the building of the great new library, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the city is again looking to the future.
Also of interest:
The Greeks Overseas |
|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500301107 | | ISBN-13 978-0500301104 | | | | 18.0 x 12.5 cm | | Paperback | | 160pp | | 190 illustrations, 138 in colour | | First published 2002 | | | | £6.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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