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.