Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
Everyday Life in the Old City of Jerusalem : Historical Transformations and Biographical Emplacements - Johannes Becker

Everyday Life in the Old City of Jerusalem

Historical Transformations and Biographical Emplacements

By: Johannes Becker

Hardcover | 17 February 2026 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Hardcover


$544.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $136.19 with

 or 

Available: 17th February 2026

Preorder. Will ship when available.

Everyday Life in the Old City of Jerusalem: Historical Transformations and Biographical Emplacements offers an intimate, ground-level exploration of everyday life in one of the worldâs most contested and symbolically charged urban spaces.

Moving beyond the dominant focus on Jerusalemâs political and religious significance, this book examines how individuals and communities navigate the complex realities of emplacement within the Old Cityâs dense and shifting environment. Through a unique combination of biographical narratives and spatial sociology, the chapters investigate how personal life stories intersect with urban space, family ties, political occupation, religious identity, and social hierarchies. From small neighbourhood dynamics and the challenges faced by Palestinians in the enlarged Jewish Quarter, to the involuntary emplacement of international monks, the book uncovers the diverse ways inhabitants experience belonging, exclusion, and adaptation in Jerusalemâs Old City. It also traces the cityâs evolving socio-political landscape since 1948, offering a rich, historically informed account of daily life under occupation and intercommunal tension.

A significant contribution to urban studies, Middle East studies, and the sociology of space, this book is essential reading for scholars of Jerusalem, conflict studies, and the lived experiences of divided cities.

More in Regional Studies

Orientalism : Western Conceptions of the Orient - Edward W. Said

RRP $26.99

$20.75

23%
OFF
How the Taliban Regained Power in Afghanistan - Mona Kanwal Sheikh

RRP $305.00

$263.75

14%
OFF
Vivienne Westwood : Provocateur - Caroline Young

RRP $54.99

$42.75

22%
OFF
Japanese Mind : Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture - Roger J. Davies
Bottomliers : Studies in Social Strategy of Organizations in India - C. Gopalkrishnan
Senegal : A Study of French Assimilation Policy - Michael Crowder
West Africa Under Colonial Rule : Routledge Revivals - Michael Crowder