Jerusalem Unbound

Michael Dumper plots a history of Jerusalem that examines its intersecting and multileveled matrix and, in so doing, is able to portray the constraints on Israeli control over the city and the resilience of Palestinian enclaves after forty-five years of Israeli occupation. Adding to this complex mix is the role of numerous external influences — religious, political, financial, and cultural — so that the city is also a crucible for broader contestation. His conclusion is that the city will not only have to be shared but that the sharing will be based upon these many borders and the interplay between history, geography, and religion.