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JouRnal of Palestine studies DECONSTRUCTING JERUSALEM City of Collision: Jerusalem and the Principles of Conflict Urbanism, edited by Philipp Misselwitz and Tim Rieniets. Basel: Birkhäuser, 2006. 392 pages. About the Authors to p. 398. $50.00 paper. Reviewed by Craig Larkin City of Collision: Jerusalem and the Principles of Conflict Urbanism is an anthology of essays, maps, and photographs tackling the complexities and dynamism of Jerusalemâs contested urban spaces.This Craig Larkin, a research fellow of political science at the University of Exeter, is currently working on a project titled Conflict in Cities and the Contested State. ambitious but engaging edited volume offers a trilateral perspective (Israeli, Palestinian, and international) and a multidisciplinary approach (architecture, urbanism, geography, art, and anthropology) probing the cityâs fault lines, fissures, and urban connections. Visually impressive and graphically innovative, the thirty essays deal with relevant spatial and social themes, yet without offering the depth of critical analysis that might have been expected from its experienced contributors.The essays serve as mere snapshots, case studies, or brief theoretical outlines, which require further exploration, development, and, in some places, greater cogency. Despite well-organized chapters based on spatial dialectic themes (enclave/exclaves, barriers/links, etc.), it is the illuminating maps and
Journal of Palestine Studies – University of California Press
Published: Oct 1, 2009
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