Jerusalem

The Spatial Politics of a Divided Metropolis
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-7456-7104-8
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

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 the daily reality of Jerusalem, 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 a weapon in the Jerusalem struggle. These are the windows to the world of the Israel-Palestine 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, this book shows how religion, ideology, nationalism, and power underlie patterns of urban development, inequality, and conflict.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shlay, Anne B

Rosen, Gillad

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

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