TY  - BOOK
AU  - Salamandra,Christa
TI  - A new old Damascus: Authenticity and distinction in urban Syria 
SN  - 0253344670 (cloth : alk. paper)
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
N1  - Includes bibliogr. 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
ER  -