Description
Book SynopsisJerusalem is one of the most contested urban spaces in the world. It is a multicultural city, but one that is unlike other multiethnic cities. This book brings together scholars from across the social sciences and the humanities to consider how different disciplinary theories and methods contribute to the study of conflict and cooperation in modern Jerusalem.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. Jerusalem and the Demise of the Oslo Peace Process
2. Sacred Urbanism
3. Jerusalem in Religious Studies
4. The City and the Body
5. Contested Ignominies and Conflicting Sacralities
6. Changing Research Perspectives on the Changing City
7. Viewing the Holy City
8. Sex and the City
9. Jerusalem in Java
10. Jerusalem, Tourism, and the Politics of Heritage
