1st Edition
The Rise and Fall of Arab Jerusalem Palestinian Politics and the City since 1967
By Hillel Cohen
Copyright 2011
184 Pages
21 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
182 Pages
21 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
184 Pages
21 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines Palestinian politics in Jerusalem since 1967, and in particular since the outbreak of the second Intifada in September 2000, focusing on the city’s decline as an Arab city and the identity crisis among the Jerusalemite Palestinians. Principally concerned with Palestinian politics and how they have evolved over time from the grass roots upwards, it covers issues such as the... Read more
Introduction 1. Jerusalem: Capital of Palestine and Focus of Identity, 1917-1993 2. Capital in Decline: The Political Process 1993-2000 3. Collapse of a Capital: al-Aqsa Intifada and the Armed Struggle 4. Political Action in the Shadow of the al-Aqsa Intifada 5. Palestinian Elections in Jerusalem: The Local and the National. Conclusion: Jerusalem 2010: A Look to the Future
Biography
Hillel Cohen is a research fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies and teaches at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has previously published on the topics of Palestinian collaboration with Zionism, Israeli Arabs, and Palestinian refugees in Israel.
"What distinguishes Cohen's writing style and his book from most of those in the genre is not only his lifelong experience speaking with local Arabs and working in the Israeli archives but his attention to the details, to seeking out the histories of the people involved. This is in contrast to most commentators on Israel and the Palestinians who look only at the bigger picture, generally because they have only a weak understanding of people's intimate family histories and local knowledge...In the final analysis, Rise and Fall is an important contribution to the history of Jerusalem, written by a master storyteller and excellent academic." - Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post
