Michael Dumper

Michael Dumper

Michael Dumper is a professor of Middle East politics at the University of Exeter. His many books include Jerusalem Unbound: Geography, History, and the Future of the Holy City (Columbia, 2014).

His most recent edited volume is Contested Holy Cities: The Urban Dimension of Religious Conflicts (2019)

Books

    Power, piety, and people

    Power, piety, and people

    Author(s):

    Michael Dumper

    Publisher:

    Columbia University Press

    Published:

    July 2020
    Conflicts in cities that have a particular religious significance often become intense, protracted, and violent. Why are holy cities so frequently contested, and how can these conflicts be mediated and resolved? In Power, Piety, and People,...

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