A new old Damascus : Authenticity and distinction in urban Syria / Christa Salamandra.
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TextLanguage: English Series: Indiana Series in Middle East StudiesPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2004Description: x, 199 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 0253344670 (cloth : alk. paper); 0253217229 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Ethnology -- Syria -- Damascus | Social structure -- Syria -- Damascus | Group identity -- Syria -- Damascus | Damascus (Syria) -- Social life and customs | Damascus (Syria) -- Religious life and customsDDC classification: 305.8/0095691/44 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Fundamental Scientific Library | General | И 2/113231 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 30 Days Loan | 320113231 |
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.
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