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Research Article

‘Digging in the water?’ Grassroots urbanism, the Egyptian state, and the politics of heritage-making in post-revolution Cairo

Pages 1221-1239 | Received 05 Jun 2019, Accepted 10 Mar 2020, Published online: 01 Apr 2020

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