A new old Damascus : authenticity and distinction in urban Syria : Salamandra, Christa : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
- ️Wed Dec 31 2014
x, 199 p. : 25 cm
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