Colonial Jerusalem : The Spatial Construction of Identity and Difference in a City of Myth, 1948-2012 / Thomas Philip Abowd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abowd, Thomas Philip, 1967- author.

Series:

Contemporary issues in the Middle East.

Contemporary issues in the Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict--Jerusalem--Influence.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Jews--Jerusalem--History--21st century.

Jews.

Jews--Jerusalem--History--20th century.

Palestinian Arabs--Jerusalem--Social conditions--21st century.

Palestinian Arabs.

Palestinian Arabs--Jerusalem--Social conditions--20th century.

Jerusalem--Politics and government--21st century.

Jerusalem.

Jerusalem--Politics and government--20th century.

Jerusalem--Ethnic relations--History--21st century.

Jerusalem--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

Jerusalem--History--21st century.

Jerusalem--History--20th century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In one of the few anthropological works focusing on a contemporary Middle Eastern city, Colonial Jerusalem explores a vibrant urban center at the core of the decades-long Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This book shows how colonialism, far from being simply a fixture of the past as is often suggested, remains a crucial component of Palestinian and Israeli realities today. Abowd deftly illuminates everyday life under Israel's long military occupation as it is defined by processes and conditions of "apartness" and separation as Palestinians are increasingly regulated and controlled. Abowd examines how both national communities are progressively divided by walls, checkpoints, and separate road networks in one of the most segregated cities in the world. Drawing upon recent theories on racial politics, colonialism, and urban spatial dynamics, Colonial Jerusalem analyzes the politics of myth, history, and memory across an urban landscape integral to the national cosmologies of both Palestinians and Israelis and meaningful to all communities.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Jerusalem, a Colonial City under Construction""; ""Diverse Absences""; ""Myths, Memorials, and Monuments in the Jerusalem of Israel�s Imagination""; ""Arabs Out of Place""; ""National Boundaries, Colonized Spaces""; ""Appropriate Places""; ""Up from the Ruins?""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815652618

0815652615

OCLC:

881459363