A new old Damascus [electronic resource] : authenticity and distinction in urban Syria / Christa Salamandra.
Series: Indiana series in Middle East studiesPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004.Description: x, 199 p. : illISBN:- 0253217229 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0253344670 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 305.8/0095691/44 22
- GN625.S95 S35 2004eb
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Includes bibliographical 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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.