Jordanian Jerusalem: Holy Places and National Spaces

by Kimberly Katz

Kimberly Katz explores the role of Jerusalem's holy places in the process of creating a distinct national identity in Jordan from 1948 to 1967. The time period marks Jordan's control over Jerusalem, including the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish holy sites in the Old City. Katz shows that the governing Hashemite leaders co-opted the religious importance of Jerusalem to refashion Jordan's image following the 1948 War in Palestine around the holy places,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813028442
• ISBN13: 9780813028446
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"