Those are a bit pricey - i got a copy from our local 2nd hand bookshop £3!
Hardback too
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:25 am
by Lisak
jewel wrote:Those are a bit pricey - i got a copy from our local 2nd hand bookshop £3!
Hardback too
Well thats great if your 2nd hand bookshop has a copy in, I'd imagine lots/most wouldn't as it depends upon what sellers bring to you, or you find for your stock. You could scour hundreds to find one. I was just highlighting that there are copies available on the net.
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:46 am
by Geraldine
I bought mine for around £10, I don't think that's expensive for a book (hardcover).
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:42 pm
by Ebikatsu
Well finished it last night and all I can say is it is a real eye opener and you should all have a read if you can
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:08 pm
by jewel
This is the bookshop .....well worth a visit (a long, lingering visit) if you are ever in the area as it has a fascinating range of second hand books spread over 3 floors in many rooms and sections
Looks good, but I'm surprised they sold the book for £3 as they sell on ABE and could have sold it for a bit more, unless it slipped through the net as things do when you are dealing with thousands of books.
Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 12:12 pm
by Glyphdoctor
Last night on CBC there was a program about tourism and the Islamist parties. One of the guests was from a Salafi party, another from a liberal party, and the other was a businessman who works in tourism.
The most shocking thing was both the Salafi and the businessman had read John Bradley's book (as I think the host had too) and were quite familiar with its content on Luxor. The Salafi gave a long description of what the chapter on Luxor talks about, while the businessman even remembered the number of the chapter! I had no idea that so many Egyptians were familiar with it. I'll find the video of the program and post it for those who can follow along the spoken Arabic.
Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:07 pm
by Angela
I re-read Inside Egypt last month. Post 25 January it was an even more compelling read. Unfortunately the Luxor chapter is pretty accurate which is pretty sad
I'd be interested to hear their views on the Luxor chapter.
Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:38 pm
by Glyphdoctor
The relevant part starts at 15:46 when the presenter asks if the foreigners' presence as tourists has had an influence on the Egyptian culture...and then the Salafi starts talking about sex tourists and Bradley's book.
When the announcer asks are you talking about the foreign women, the Salafi says yes not gays and the other guy (who is head of the tourism chamber of commerce) says, yeah OLD women.
Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:41 pm
by jewel
The new Bradley book "after the Arab spring- how Islamists hijacked the middle east revolts" looks good too
