The Rise and Fall of Arab Jerusalem : Palestinian Politics and the City since 1967

ISBN-13: 9780415598545 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 164 str.

Hillel Cohen

Opis

This text examines the politics of Jerusalem since 1967 and the city's decline as an Arab city. Covering issues such as the Old City, the barrier, planning regulations and efforts to remove Palestinians from it, the book provides a broad overview of the contemporary situation and political relations inside the Palestinian community.

Recenzje

"What distinguishes Cohen's writing style and his book from most of those in the genre is not only his lifelong experience speaking with local Arabs and working in the Israeli archives but his attention to the details, to seeking out the histories of the people involved.  This is in contrast to most commentators on Israel and the Palestinians who look only at the bigger picture, generally because they have only a weak understanding of people's intimate family histories and local knowledge...In the final analysis, Rise and Fall is an important contribution to the history of Jerusalem, written by a master storyteller and excellent academic." - Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Jerusalem: Capital of Palestine and Focus of Identity, 1917-1993  2. Capital in Decline: The Political Process 1993-2000  3. Collapse of a Capital: al-Aqsa Intifada and the Armed Struggle  4. Political Action in the Shadow of the al-Aqsa Intifada  5. Palestinian Elections in Jerusalem: The Local and the National.  Conclusion: Jerusalem 2010: A Look to the Future

O autorze

Hillel Cohen is a research fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies and teaches at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has previously published on the topics of Palestinian collaboration with Zionism, Israeli Arabs, and Palestinian refugees in Israel.