A new old Damascus
Salamandra, Christa.
A new old Damascus authenticity and distinction in urban Syria / [electronic resource] : Christa Salamandra. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004. - x, 199 p. : ill. - Indiana series in Middle East studies . - Indiana series in Middle East studies. .
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.
Ethnology--Syria--Damascus.
Social structure--Syria--Damascus.
Group identity--Syria--Damascus.
Damascus (Syria)--Social life and customs.
Damascus (Syria)--Religious life and customs.
Electronic books.
GN625.S95 / S35 2004eb
305.8/0095691/44
A new old Damascus authenticity and distinction in urban Syria / [electronic resource] : Christa Salamandra. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004. - x, 199 p. : ill. - Indiana series in Middle East studies . - Indiana series in Middle East studies. .
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.
Ethnology--Syria--Damascus.
Social structure--Syria--Damascus.
Group identity--Syria--Damascus.
Damascus (Syria)--Social life and customs.
Damascus (Syria)--Religious life and customs.
Electronic books.
GN625.S95 / S35 2004eb
305.8/0095691/44