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Negotiating the Modern and Unmodern in the Old City of Damascus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2280637 |
|---|---|
| Authors | F M Totah (0000-0002-3620-0456) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 58-81 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | City & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0893-0465 • E-ISSN: 1548-744X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1548-744x.2009.01015.x |
| OpenAlex | W1966647732 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
The 2002 government restoration of Suq in Damascus led to disagreements between officials and merchants over acceptable spatial practice in the marketplace. Though both were vested in the Suq's introduction to the historic Old City, they had different interpretations of this role. Officials emphasized a sanitized and ordered space whereas merchants focused on the commercial activities necessary in the marketplace over discipline. Eventually both interpretations, though at times contradictory, were included in the project. This article illustrates how the replication of modernity in a public space with inherent contradictions is a result of negotiations between formal and informal modernitites
Islamic Studies and History · Middle East Politics and Society · Urban Planning and Governance
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2014 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |