TO RULE JERUSALEM by Roger Friedland, Richard D. Hecht ( 9780520220928 )

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Title:

TO RULE JERUSALEM

By:

Roger Friedland, Richard D. Hecht

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0520220927

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9780520220928

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Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

Pub. date:

25 August, 2000

Edition:

Revised ed.

Pages:

604

Description:

Provides a historical and ethnographic account of how Jerusalem has become the battleground for conflicts both within and between the Israeli and Palestinian communities. This title examines the relation between Zionism and Judaism and between Palestinian nationalism and Islam.

Synopsis:

Twentieth-century Jerusalem is doubly divided. As well as being a holy site for both Judaism and Islam, the city contains secular Israelis and Palestinians who ground their respective national identities within its borders. "To Rule Jerusalem" provides a historical and ethnographic account of how Jerusalem has become the battleground for conflicts both within and between the Israeli and Palestinian communities. Roger Friedland and Richard Hecht examine 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. "To Rule Jerusalem" is a compelling study of the intertwining of religion and politics, exploring the city simultaneously as an ordinary place and an extraordinary symbol.

Illustrations:

38 b/w photographs

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University of California Press

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