Table of Contents Acknowledgements 1. Jerusalem's Old City: The Burden of Biography and Ülace Historical transformations in the Old City Biography and emplacement Old City research spaces Emplacements in Jerusalem's Old City Emplacements in biographical trajectories: Constriction, expansion, constancy Structure of the book Bibliography 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 Bibliography 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 Jerusalem's current situation Bibliography 4. Jerusalem's 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 Bibliography 5. Community as Challenge and Chance: Emplacements in a Small Neighbourhood Everyday life and negotiations in the small neighbourhood Hafez Fuqaha: "Jerusalem doesn't leave its people" Muhammad Najjar: Withdrawn from the neighbourhood Sana Haddad: Seeking neighbourhood community Bibliography 6. The Toll of Spatial and Biographical Isolation: Palestinian Emplacement in the "Enlarged Jewish Quarter" Historical outline Collective memories about past neighbourhoods Talking to Palestinians in the enlarged Jewish Quarter Huda Saifi: "I look like Jerusalem with its sadness, brokenness and its defeats" Amal Abu Sneineh and her son Lutfi: "Millions will die here" Subhi Amro: "I can't leave the Old City" Bibliography 7. Involuntary Emplacement in the Holy City: International Monks in the Old City of Jerusalem Interviewing monks Brother Michel: "All my plans were not the plans God had for me" Brother Macarius: "I'd like to go to another place" Brother Jean: "I know how to live in such an environment" Bibliography 8.

Conclusion Bibliography NOTES All photographs are by the author unless otherwise noted.