Jerusalem 1948: The Arab Neighborhoods and their Fate in the War
Edited by Salim Tamari 1999, 304 pages, six maps, twenty photographs. ISBN 0-88728-274-1
Co-published by the Institute of Jerusalem Studies and the Badil Resource Center
This book covers the history of Arab Jerusalem in the twentieth century and the events and consequences of the 1948 war. In particular, it focuses on the displacement of the Arab neighborhoods in what became known as "West Jerusalem" and examines assessments of Palestinian property in West Jerusalem and possibilities for restitution. Unique to this volume are a variety of photographs and previously unpublished maps, including a coloured, fold-out map of property ownership in Jerusalem prior to 1948, and an analysis of the UNCCP records of land ownership in the city. The book also contains original ethnographic material about the social history of the city and data on the military campaigns during the war derived from Zionist and Palestinian Arab sources.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: The Phantom City by Salim Tamari
- Chapter One: Ottoman Jerusalem by Rochelle Davis
- Chapter Two: The Growth of the Western Communities by Rochelle Davis
- Chapter Three: The City and its Rural Hinterland by Salim Tamari
- Chapter Four: The Fall of the New City by Nathan Krystall
- Chapter Five: Assessing Palestinian Property in the CityDalia Habash & Terry Rempel
- Chapter Six: Dispossession and Restitution by Terry Rempel
- Chapter Seven: Documenting Arab Property in West Jerusalem
a. Problems of Documentation Ahmad Jadallah and Khalil Tufakji
b. Notes on UNCCP Records on Land and Landowners by Taher al-Nammari
Appendices
- I. War in the Old City (The Mavrides Diaries) by Constantine Mavrides
- II. The Growth of the Namamreh Quarter in Baq'a by Taher al-Nammari
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