TY  - BOOK
AU  - Salamandra,Christa
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - A new old Damascus: authenticity and distinction in urban Syria 
T2  - Indiana series in Middle East studies
SN  - 9780253110411
AV  - GN625.S95 S35 2004
U1  - 305.8/0095691/44 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Bloomington
PB  - Indiana University Press
KW  - Ethnology
KW  - Syria
KW  - Damascus
KW  - Social structure
KW  - Group identity
KW  - Damascus (Syria)
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Religious life and customs
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kuct-ebooks/detail.action?docID=258114
ER  -