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- Book Title
- A New Old Damascus
- Publication Name
- A New Old Damascus
- Title
- A New Old Damascus
- EAN
- 9780253217226
- ISBN
- 9780253217226
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Release Year
- 2004
- Release Date
- 10/12/2004
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- Authenticity and Distinction in Urban Syria
- ISBN-10
- 0253217229
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Genre
- Psychology, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General, Social Psychology, Middle East / General
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Number of Pages
- 216 Pages
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" F]illed with rare encounters with Syria's oldest, most elite families. Critics of anthropology's taste for exoticism and marginality will savor this study of upper-class Damascus, a world that is urbane and cosmopolitan, yet in many ways as remote as the settings in which the best ethnography has traditionally been done.... Written] with a nuanced appreciation of the cultural forms in question and how Damascenes themselves think, talk about, and create them." --Andrew Shryock In contemporary urban Syria, debates about the representation, preservation, and restoration of the Old City of Damascus have become part of status competition and identity construction among the city's elite. In theme restaurants and nightclubs that play on images of Syrian tradition, in television programs, nostalgic literature, and visual art, and in the rhetoric of historic preservation groups, the idea of the Old City has become a commodity for the consumption of tourists and, most important, of new and old segments of the Syrian upper class. 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
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Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-10
0253217229
ISBN-13
9780253217226
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30760129
Product Key Features
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General, Social Psychology, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Genre
Psychology, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gn625.S95s35 2004
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
. . . [this] book will be required reading for scholars generally interested in sectarian politics in the Middle East and scholars specifically interested in Lebanese Shi'i history and politics because the rich account it offers is also helpful for positioning Shi'i activism in Lebanon since the 1960s.Vol. 39 2007, ... Salamandra's book presents a compelling analysis that sheds light on the socio-spatial relations prevailing in Old Damascus and gives the reader a rare glimpse into the lives of upperclass Syrians., . . . A New Old Damascus is an ambitious attempt to shed light on the complexities of elite Damascenes . . . [I]t remains a noteworthy contribution to the emerging study of globalization, elites, and urbanism in the Middle East., ... A New Old Damascus is an ambitious attempt to shed light on the complexities of elite Damascenes... [I]t remains a noteworthy contribution to the emerging study of globalization, elites, and urbanism in the Middle East., "... [this] book will be required reading for scholars generally interested in sectarian politics in the Middle East and scholars specifically interested in Lebanese Shi'i history and politics because the rich account it offers is also helpful for positioning Shi'i activism in Lebanon since the 1960s." -- Lara Deeb, University of California, Irvine, INTNL JRNL MID EAST STD - IJMES, Vol. 39 2007, . . . Salamandra's book presents a compelling analysis that sheds light on the socio-spatial relations prevailing in Old Damascus and gives the reader a rare glimpse into the lives of upperclass Syrians. June 2007, "... A New Old Damascus is an ambitious attempt to shed light on the complexities of elite Damascenes... [I]t remains a noteworthy contribution to the emerging study of globalization, elites, and urbanism in the Middle East." -American Anthropologist, "... Salamandra's book presents a compelling analysis that sheds light on the socio-spatial relations prevailing in Old Damascus and gives the reader a rare glimpse into the lives of upperclass Syrians." -- H-Levant, June 2007, Anthropological studies are most interesting and effective when they reach beyond broad generalization to convey sharp sociocultural insight and identify implicit regularity in seemingly haphazard behavior. Success is often inversely correlated with the scale of the population and/or space being analyzed. It is not surprising that an attempt to capture the essence of Damascus, one of the world's oldest cities, succeeds only in part. Indeed, it is not all of Damascus that is even the focus, but rather the old city; not really a description of present Old City Damascus life, nor even a construction of its past, but instead a meditation on indigenous discourse about Old Damascus. Salamandra (Lehman College) tries to enable an understanding of why Old Damascus has become a focus for contemporary elite nostalgia, a site for social encounter, and even political expression. She further examines the role of new wealth and its display, a fostering of Damascene authenticity (with attendant class, regional, and religious/ethnic friction), and Damascus's extensive portrayal and manipulation by Syrian media, often for political reasons. At its best, the book conveys the complexity of contemporary imagining of Old Damascus, but the city itself, the people and places, never really come alive. Summing Up: Recommended. Most levels/libraries.L. D. Loeb, University of Utah, Choice, December 2005, "... A New Old Damascus is an ambitious attempt to shed light on the complexities of elite Damascenes... [I]t remains a noteworthy contribution to the emerging study of globalization, elites, and urbanism in the Middle East." -- American Anthropologist, "... Salamandra's book presents a compelling analysis that sheds light on the socio-spatial relations prevailing in Old Damascus and gives the reader a rare glimpse into the lives of upperclass Syrians." -H-Levant, June 2007, "Filled with rare encounters with Syria's oldest, most elite families. Critics of anthropology's taste for exoticism and marginality will savor this study of upper-class Damascus, a world that is urbane and cosmopolitan, yet in many ways as remote as the settings in which the best ethnography has traditionally been done. . . . [Written] with a nuanced appreciation of the cultural forms in question and how Damascenes themselves think, talk about, and create them." -Andrew Shryock, "Anthropological studies are most interesting and effective when they reach beyond broad generalization to convey sharp sociocultural insight and identify implicit regularity in seemingly haphazard behavior. Success is often inversely correlated with the scale of the population and/or space being analyzed. It is not surprising that an attempt to capture the essence of Damascus, one of the world's oldest cities, succeeds only in part. Indeed, it is not all of Damascus that is even the focus, but rather the old city; not really a description of present Old City Damascus life, nor even a construction of its past, but instead a meditation on indigenous discourse about Old Damascus. Salamandra (Lehman College) tries to enable an understanding of why Old Damascus has become a focus for contemporary elite nostalgia, a site for social encounter, and even political expression. She further examines the role of new wealth and its display, a fostering of Damascene authenticity (with attendant class, regional, and religious/ethnic friction), and Damascus's extensive portrayal and manipulation by Syrian media, often for political reasons. At its best, the book conveys the complexity of contemporary imagining of Old Damascus, but the city itself, the people and places, never really come alive. Summing Up: Recommended. Most levels/libraries."--L. D. Loeb, University of Utah, Choice , December 2005 ". . . A New Old Damascus is an ambitious attempt to shed light on the complexities of elite Damascenes . . . [I]t remains a noteworthy contribution to the emerging study of globalization, elites, and urbanism in the Middle East."-- American Anthropologist ". . . Recommended."-- Choice ". . . Salamandra's book presents a compelling analysis that sheds light on the socio-spatial relations prevailing in Old Damascus and gives the reader a rare glimpse into the lives of upperclass Syrians. June 2007"-- H-Levant ". . . [this] book will be required reading for scholars generally interested in sectarian politics in the Middle East and scholars specifically interested in Lebanese Shi'i history and politics because the rich account it offers is also helpful for positioning Shi'i activism in Lebanon since the 1960s.Vol. 39 2007"--Lara Deeb, University of California, Irvine, "... [this] book will be required reading for scholars generally interested in sectarian politics in the Middle East and scholars specifically interested in Lebanese Shi'i history and politics because the rich account it offers is also helpful for positioning Shi'i activism in Lebanon since the 1960s." -Lara Deeb, University of California, Irvine, INTNL JRNL MID EAST STD - IJMES, Vol. 39 2007, ... [this] book will be required reading for scholars generally interested in sectarian politics in the Middle East and scholars specifically interested in Lebanese Shi'i history and politics because the rich account it offers is also helpful for positioning Shi'i activism in Lebanon since the 1960s., Anthropological studies are most interesting and effective when they reach beyond broad generalization to convey sharp sociocultural insight and identify implicit regularity in seemingly haphazard behavior. Success is often inversely correlated with the scale of the population and/or space being analyzed. It is not surprising that an attempt to capture the essence of Damascus, one of the world's oldest cities, succeeds only in part. Indeed, it is not all of Damascus that is even the focus, but rather the old city; not really a description of present Old City Damascus life, nor even a construction of its past, but instead a meditation on indigenous discourse about Old Damascus. Salamandra (Lehman College) tries to enable an understanding of why Old Damascus has become a focus for contemporary elite nostalgia, a site for social encounter, and even political expression. She further examines the role of new wealth and its display, a fostering of Damascene authenticity (with attendant class, regional, and religious/ethnic friction), and Damascus's extensive portrayal and manipulation by Syrian media, often for political reasons. At its best, the book conveys the complexity of contemporary imagining of Old Damascus, but the city itself, the people and places, never really come alive. Summing Up: Recommended. Most levels/libraries.L. D./P>--L. D. Loeb, University of Utah"Choice" (01/01/2005)
Publication Name
New Old Damascus : Authenticity and Distinction in Urban Syria
Table of Content
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
Copyright Date
2004
Lccn
2004-009433
Dewey Decimal
305.8009569144
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Series
Middle East Studies
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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