Salamandra, Christa. <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-187) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780253110411 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ethnology--Syria--Damascus.<br/>Social structure--Syria--Damascus.<br/>Group identity--Syria--Damascus.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Damascus (Syria)--Social life and customs.<br/>Damascus (Syria)--Religious life and customs.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN625.S95  / S35 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.8/0095691/44