A new old Damascus :
Salamandra, Christa.
A new old Damascus : Authenticity and distinction in urban Syria / Christa Salamandra. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2004. - x, 199 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Indiana Series in Middle East Studies . - 305.8/0095691/44 .
Includes bibliogr. references (p. [173]-187) and index.
Introduction: A return to the old - "His family had a house in Malki, so we thought he was all right" : socio-spatial distinction - "That color looks great on you" : consumption, display, and gender - Old Damascus commodified - Ramadan lived and consumed - Conservation, preservation, and celebration - Conclusion: Weapons of the not-so-weak - Epilogue: Of hubble bubbles and cell phones.
0253344670 (cloth : alk. paper) 0253217229 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Ethnology--Syria--Damascus.
Social structure--Syria--Damascus.
Group identity--Syria--Damascus.
Damascus (Syria)--Social life and customs.
Damascus (Syria)--Religious life and customs.
305.8/0095691/44
A new old Damascus : Authenticity and distinction in urban Syria / Christa Salamandra. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2004. - x, 199 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Indiana Series in Middle East Studies . - 305.8/0095691/44 .
Includes bibliogr. references (p. [173]-187) and index.
Introduction: A return to the old - "His family had a house in Malki, so we thought he was all right" : socio-spatial distinction - "That color looks great on you" : consumption, display, and gender - Old Damascus commodified - Ramadan lived and consumed - Conservation, preservation, and celebration - Conclusion: Weapons of the not-so-weak - Epilogue: Of hubble bubbles and cell phones.
0253344670 (cloth : alk. paper) 0253217229 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Ethnology--Syria--Damascus.
Social structure--Syria--Damascus.
Group identity--Syria--Damascus.
Damascus (Syria)--Social life and customs.
Damascus (Syria)--Religious life and customs.
305.8/0095691/44