Colonial Jerusalem The Spatial Construction of Identity and Difference in a City of Myth, 1948 2012

Abowd, Thomas

ISBN 10: 0815633483 / ISBN 13: 9780815633488

Published by Syracuse Univ Pr, 2014

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288 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Colonial Jerusalem The Spatial Construction of Identity and Difference in a City of Myth, 1948 2012
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815633483
• ISBN 13: 9780815633488
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.58 kilograms

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Synopsis

In one of the few anthropological works focusing on a contemporary Middle Eastern city, <i>Colonial Jerusalem </i>explores a vibrant urban center at the core of the decades-long Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This book shows how colonialism, far from being simply a fixture of the past as is often suggested, remains a crucial component of Palestinian and Israeli realities today. Abowd deftly illuminates everyday life under Israel’s long military occupation as it is defined by processes and conditions of "apartness" and separation as Palestinians are increasingly regulated and controlled. Abowd examines how both national communities are progressively divided by walls, checkpoints, and separate road networks in one of the most segregated cities in the world. Drawing upon recent theories on racial politics, colonialism, and urban spatial dynamics, Colonial Jerusalem analyzes the politics of myth, history, and memory across an urban landscape integral to the national cosmologies of both Palestinians and Israelis and meaningful to all communities.

About the Author

<b>Thomas Philip Abowd</b> is a lecturer in the Department of German, Russian, and Asian Languages and Literatures at Tufts University.