Main entry:

Salamandra, Christa.

Title & Author:

A new old Damascus : authenticity and distinction in urban Syria / Christa Salamandra.

Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2004.

Description:

x, 199 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Series:

Indiana series in Middle East studies

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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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ISBN:

0253344670 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780253344670 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0253217229 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780253217226 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0253110416
9780253110411

Subject:

Ethnology Syria Damascus.
Social structure Syria Damascus.
Group identity Syria Damascus.
Ethnologie Syrie Damas.
Structure sociale Syrie Damas.
Identité collective Syrie Damas.
15.75 history of Asia.
Ethnology
Group identity
Manners and customs
Social structure
Altstadtsanierung
Gruppenidentität
Oberschicht
Sozialstruktur
Etnische betrekkingen.
Identificatie (psychologie)
Damascus (Syria) Social life and customs.
Damascus (Syria) Religious life and customs.
Syria Damascus
Damaskus

Added entries:

Indiana series in Middle East studies.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 237298
Call No.: BIB 167117
Status: Available