Jerusalem : the spatial politics of a divided metropolis / Anne B. Shlay and Gillad Rosen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shlay, Anne B., author.

Rosen, Gillad, author.

Contributor:

Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palestinian Arabs.

Jews.

Jerusalem--Ethnic relations.

Jerusalem.

Jews--Jerusalem--Attitudes.

Palestinian Arabs--Jerusalem--Attitudes.

Jerusalem--In Judaism.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Ethnic relations.

Jerusalem in Judaism.

Jews--Attitudes.

Palestinian Arabs--Attitudes.

Middle East--Jerusalem.

Physical Description:

ix, 214 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2015.

Summary:

Jerusalem has for centuries been known as the spiritual center for the three largest monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Yet Jerusalem's other-worldly transcendence is far from its daily reality as a city bombarded by conflict. The battle over who owns and controls Jerusalem is intensely disputed on a global basis. Few cities rival Jerusalem in how its divisions are expressed in the political sphere and in ordinary everyday life. Jerusalem: The Spatial Politics of a Divided Metropolis is about this constellation of competing on-the-ground interests: the endless set of claims, struggles, and debates over the land, neighborhoods, and communities that make up Jerusalem. Spatial politics explain the motivations and organizing around the battle for Jerusalem and illustrate how space is weapon in this struggle. These are the windows to the world of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Based on ninety interviews, years of fieldwork, and numerous Jerusalem experiences, this book depicts the groups living in Jerusalem, their roles in the conflict, and their connections to Jerusalem's development. Written for students, scholars, and those seeking to demystify the Jerusalem labyrinth, it shows how religion, ideology, nationalism, and power underlie patterns of urban development, inequality, and conflict. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: the politics of space

The Jerusalem story: theory and methods

What is Jerusalem?

Who is Jerusalem?

Palestinian challenge and resistance in Arab Jerusalem

Downtown place making and growth in Israeli Jerusalem.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

ISBN:

9780745671031

0745671039

9780745671048

0745671047

OCLC:

895500789

Publisher Number:

99963433943