The dialectic dimensions of homes as an expression of identity and communality in Amman, Jordan

Housing Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-263

  Abu Ghazzeh, Tawfiq M ^a  

^a Jordan University for Women   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOUSING DESIGN; IDENTITY FORMATION; SOCIAL MEANING;

JORDAN, AMMAN;

EID: 0031463757     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673039708720894     Document Type: Article

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