| To Rule Jerusalem Contributor(s): Friedland, Roger (Author), Seidman, Steven (Editor), Alexander, Jeffrey C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521440467 ISBN-13: 9780521440462 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $72.89 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1996 Annotation: To Rule Jerusalem is an historical and ethnographic account of the twentieth-century struggle for Jerusalem. The volume examines how Jerusalem is doubly divided, on the one hand between Israelis and Palestinians, both of whom ground their national identities in the city, as well as within each nation between those who put primacy in the democratic decisions of their nations and those who would yield to a higher divine law. Roger Friedland and Richard Hecht explore how Jerusalem has figured as a battleground in conflicts over the relation between Zionism and Judaism and between Palestinian nationalism and Islam. Based on hundreds of interviews with powerful players and ordinary citizens over the course of a decade, this book evokes the ways in which these conflicts are experienced and managed in the life of the city. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 95040499 |
| Series: Cambridge Cultural Social Studies (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.75" H x 6.42" W x 9.31" (2.12 lbs) 574 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |