To Rule Jerusalem

ISBN-13: 9780521440462 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 574 str.

Santa Barbara) Roger Friedland (University of California; Santa Barbara) Richard Hecht (University of California

Opis

Twentieth-century Jerusalem is doubly divided. It is a holy site for both Judaism and Islam. Additionally, secular Israelis and Palestinians alike ground their respective national identities within the city, sharing it with each other and with those of their own faith who yield to a higher divine law rather than a secular democratic one. To Rule Jerusalem is a historical and ethnographic account of how Jerusalem has become the battleground for conflicts both within and between the Israeli and Palestinian communities. Based on hundreds of interviews with powerful players and ordinary citizens over the course of a decade, this book evokes the ways in which struggles are experienced and managed in the life of the city. To Rule Jerusalem is a forceful study of the intertwining of religion and politics, exploring the city as simultaneously an ordinary place and an extraordinary symbol.

Recenzje

'To Rule Jerusalem is the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, and a welcome scholarly complement to existing journalistic accounts with a similar focus. It reveals extraordinary insight into the complexities which shape this city, and it is beautifully written … invaluable reading for anyone concerned with understanding how and why this small city at once holds the key to peace in the Middle East and threatens to undermine all its prospects.' Cecilia Albin, International Affairs

Spis treści

List of maps; List of photographs; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction. To rule Jerusalem; 1. A fearful fusion; Part I. The Two Zions: Jews against Zionism in Jerusalem: 2. Zion against Zionism; 3. Black Zion; 4. Sabbath wars; 5. To control the center; Part II. Zion Divine: Jerusalem as the Messianic Central City: 6. A few footsteps for the Messiah; 7. Staking the claim; 8. Building the capital; 9. Suburbs of the Messiah; 10. Defensible borders; Part III. Birth of a Nation: 11. Platform for Palestine; 12. Zion for Palestine; 13. A state of mind; 14. The Islamic challenge; 15. Baghdad, Berlin and Jerusalem; Part IV. Heart of Stone: 16. Al-Quds and Tunis; 17. The city that ate Palestine; 18. Heart of stone; Index.