Shlay / Rosen Jerusalem

The Spatial Politics of a Divided Metropolis
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-7456-9602-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 172 Seiten, E-Book

Jerusalem has for centuries been known as the spiritual centerfor the three largest monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianityand Islam. Yet Jerusalem's other-worldly transcendence is farfrom the daily reality of Jerusalem, a city bombarded by conflict.The battle over who owns and controls Jerusalem is intenselydisputed on a global basis. Few cities rival Jerusalem in how itsdivisions are expressed in the political sphere and in ordinaryeveryday life.
Jerusalem: The Spatial Politics of a Divided Metropolis isabout this constellation of competing on-the-ground interests: theendless set of claims, struggles, and debates over the land,neighborhoods, and communities that make up Jerusalem. Spatialpolitics explain the motivations and organizing around the battlefor Jerusalem and illustrate how space is a weapon in the Jerusalemstruggle. These are the windows to the world of theIsrael-Palestine conflict.
Based on ninety interviews, years of fieldwork, and numerousJerusalem experiences, this book depicts the groups living inJerusalem, their roles in the conflict, and their connections toJerusalem's development. Written for students, scholars, and thoseseeking to demystify the Jerusalem labyrinth, this book shows howreligion, ideology, nationalism, and power underlie patterns ofurban development, inequality, and conflict.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shlay, Anne B.

Rosen, Gillad

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Figures and Tables vi
Acknowledgments viii
Map of Central Jerusalem x
1 Introduction: The Politics of Space 1
2 The Jerusalem Story: Theory and Methods 18
3 What Is Jerusalem? 40
4 Who Is Jerusalem? 89
5 The Palestinian Challenge and Resistance in Arab Jerusalem 137
6 Downtown Place Making and Growth in Israeli Jerusalem 164
7 Conclusion 185
Notes 195
References 197
Index 211

Über Autor(innen)

Anne B. Shlay is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Georgia State University, and past Chair of the Community and Urban Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association
Gillad Rosen is Lecturer in Geography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem