Everyday Life in the Old City of Jerusalem

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

1. Jerusalemâs Old City: The Burden of Biography and lace

Historical transformations in the Old City

Biography and emplacement

Old City research spaces

Emplacements in Jerusalemâs Old City

Emplacements in biographical trajectories: Constriction, expansion, constancy

Structure of the book

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2. Emplacement: Understanding the Link between Biography and Place

Introduction to sociological biographical research

Places: Processual, historical and co-constituted by actors

The perception of places

Emplacement as a biographical perspective

The research process: Research spaces and emplacements

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3. A Brief History of East Jerusalem since 1948

Jordanian rule, 1948-1967

The Israeli occupation from 1967

The First Intifada

Increasing control of the Palestinians in Jerusalem

East Jerusalemâs current situation

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4. Jerusalemâs Old City: Historical Discussions, Recent History and Current Situation

Jerusalem and the debate about Islamic cities

Different interpretations in historical publications of living together in Jerusalem

How the Old City became a place of outsiders

The Old City of Jerusalem in the Present: Research and Data

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5. Community as Challenge and Chance: Emplacements in a Small Neighbourhood

Everyday life and negotiations in the small neighbourhood

Hafez Fuqaha: âJerusalem doesnât leave its peopleâ

Muhammad Najjar: Withdrawn from the neighbourhood

Sana Haddad: Seeking neighbourhood community

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6. The Toll of Spatial and Biographical Isolation: Palestinian Emplacement in the âEnlarged Jewish Quarterâ

Historical outline

Collective memories about past neighbourhoods

Talking to Palestinians in the enlarged Jewish Quarter

Huda Saifi: âI look like Jerusalem with its sadness, brokenness and its defeatsâ

Amal Abu Sneineh and her son Lutfi: âMillions will die hereâ

Subhi Amro: âI canât leave the Old Cityâ

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7. Involuntary Emplacement in the Holy City: International Monks in the Old City of Jerusalem

Interviewing monks

Brother Michel: âAll my plans were not the plans God had for meâ

Brother Macarius: âIâd like to go to another placeâ

Brother Jean: âI know how to live in such an environmentâ

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8. Conclusion

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NOTES

All photographs are by the author unless otherwise noted.