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A new old Damascus [electronic resource] : authenticity and distinction in urban Syria / Christa Salamandra.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Indiana series in Middle East studiesPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004.Description: x, 199 p. : illISBN:
  • 9780253110411
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 305.8/0095691/44 22
LOC classification:
  • GN625.S95 S35 2004
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Contents:
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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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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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