New Old Damascus - Authenticity and Distinction in Urban Syria

Informationen zum Autor Christa Salamandra Klappentext In this lively ethnographic study, Christa Salamandra argues that in deploying and debating such representations, Syrians dispute the past and criticize the present.Indiana Series in Middle East Studies-Mark Tessler, general editor Zusammenfassung An ethnographic exploration of consumption and social dynamics in a Middle Eastern city. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Introduction: A Return to the Old 1. "His Family Had a House in Malki, So We Thought He Was All Right": Socio-Spatial Distinction 2. "That Color Looks Great on You": Consumption, Display, and Gender 3. Old Damascus Commodified 4. Ramadan Lived and Consumed 5. Conservation, Preservation, and Celebration Conclusion: Weapons of the Not-So-Weak Epilogue: Of Hubble Bubbles and Cell Phones Notes References Index

Product details

• Authors: Christa Salamandra, Salamandra Christa
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.12.2004
• EAN: 9780253217226
• ISBN: 978-0-253-21722-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies; Indiana Series in Middle East; Indiana Series in Middle East; Middle East Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)