▁of ▁Illinois , ▁took ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁in ▁C airo , ▁Smith ▁College , ▁and ▁North western ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁taught ▁for ▁twenty ▁years ▁and ▁directed ▁several ▁urban ▁studies ▁program mes . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 - 1 9 5 2 ▁Ab u - L ugh od ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁research ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Pl anning ▁Official s , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 - 1 9 5 7 ▁– ▁research ▁associate ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁consult ant ▁and ▁author ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Council ▁to ▁Im pro ve ▁Our ▁Ne igh bor hood s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁she ▁accepted ▁a ▁professor ship ▁in ▁soci ology ▁and ▁historical ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Gr adu ate ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁School ▁for ▁Social ▁Research , ▁from ▁which ▁she ▁retired ▁as ▁professor ▁emer ita ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Upon ▁ret irement ▁she ▁has ▁held ▁visit ing ▁short - term ▁teaching ▁appoint ments ▁at ▁Bos ph orous ▁University ▁in ▁Ist an bul ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁International ▁Hon ors ▁Program ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C airo . ▁She ▁published ▁over ▁a ▁hundred ▁articles ▁and ▁th ir teen ▁books ▁dealing ▁with ▁urban ▁soci ology , ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁dynamics ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁System , ▁and ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁cities , ▁including ▁an ▁urban ▁history ▁of ▁C airo ▁that ▁is ▁still ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁classic ▁works ▁on ▁that ▁city : ▁C airo : ▁ 1 0 0 1 ▁Years ▁of ▁the ▁City