Jaffa Shared and Shattered: Contrived Coexistence in Israel/Palestine

Description

Product ID:	9780253016775
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	US
Series:	Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa
Title:	Jaffa Shared and Shattered
Subtitle:	Contrived Coexistence in Israel/Palestine
Authors:	Author: Daniel Monterescu
Page Count:	384
Subjects:	Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Ethnic studies, Social and cultural anthropology, Ethnic studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Israel, Palestine
Description:	Binational cities play a pivotal role in situations of long-term conflict, and few places have been more marked by the tension between intimate proximity and visceral hostility than Jaffa, one of the "mixed towns" of Israel/Palestine. In this nuanced ethnographic and historical study, Daniel Monterescu argues that such places challenge our assumptions about cities and nationalism, calling into question the Israeli state's policy of maintaining homogeneous, segregated, and ethnically stable spaces. Analyzing everyday interactions, life stories, and histories of violence, he reveals the politics of gentrification and the circumstantial coalitions that define the city. Drawing on key theorists in anthropology, sociology, urban studies, and political science, he outlines a new relational theory of sociality and spatiality.
Imprint Name:	Indiana University Press
Publisher Name:	Indiana University Press
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2015-08-24

Weight	568 g
Dimensions	152 × 228 × 24 mm