Abstract
At the close of the 19th century, an emergent urban bourgeoisie in Catalonia emulated its counterparts in more affluent European countries and developed distinctive cultural behaviour, such as travel to exotic locations. Egypt, and particularly Cairo, became a preferred destination. The initial aim of this paper is to present the images of Cairo as reflected in the travel narratives of several Catalan travellers. Although this was a familiar fascination, it reveals greater complexities concerning the relations between East and West, between different regions of the Mediterranean, and even within Spain itself. From these narratives, we initiate a critique of Orientalism on the grounds that duality necessarily masks more than it reveals.
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