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Jaffa Shared and Shattered

Jaffa Shared and Shattered Contrived Coexistence in Israel/Palestine - Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa

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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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780253016713
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 956.948
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 762g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 28mm