Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword David Sims -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Timeline -- Introduction: The Politics of Shelter in Egypt -- 1. Etymology of a Crisis -- 2. Self-builders -- 3. Old to New Rent -- 4. 'Model' Villages for 'Model' Citizens -- 5. Government Housing, a Brief History -- 6. Government Housing Today -- 7. Housing Unravels -- Epilogue: Back to Homes -- Notes -- Bibliography