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A new old Damascus

by Salamandra, Christa.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Series: Indiana series in Middle East studies Published by : Indiana University Press, (Bloomington :) Physical details: x, 199 p. : ill.
Subject(s): Ethnology -- Syria -- Damascus. | Social structure -- Syria -- Damascus. | Group identity -- Syria -- Damascus. | Damascus (Syria) -- Social life and customs. | Damascus (Syria) -- Religious life and customs. | Electronic books.
Year: 2004
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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. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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