TY  - BOOK
AU  - Salamandra,Christa
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - A new old Damascus: authenticity and distinction in urban Syria 
T2  - Indiana series in Middle East studies
AV  - GN625.S95 S35 2004eb
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
KW  - local
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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10124805
ER  -