DS109.92.M39

Introduction 1 1. Modernising Jerusalem: Administration and Population 11 From Ottoman to Egyptian rule and back 12 From the Tanzimat to the Young Turks through the Hamidian era: patterns of governance and administration 16 The Sancak and the Mutasarr?f 20 The municipality of Jerusalem 22 The Councils ruling Jerusalem 26 The Notables of Jerusalem in the late Ottoman era 30 The People of Jerusalem (1905-1922): figures and definitions 34 2. Christianity at War 47 The Christian Churches of Jerusalem in history 48 Patriarchates between the Ottomans and the European Powers 51 The Churches and the Capitulations 54 ‘Peace’ among Christians: the Status Quo, origins and developments 56 Christian Churches facing mobilisation and war 58 The Custody of the Holy Land 63 The Custody in the aftermath of the war: local and international dimensions 66 The strange allies: Arab Christians and Muslims together 68 3. Foreigners in Jerusalem 75 Visiting Jerusalem 77 Consulates

In December 1917, British troops entered Jerusalem, thereby ending Ottoman rule and opening a new and important era in the history of Jerusalem. Roberto Mazza discusses the period of transition from Ottoman rule to the British administration, focusing on the socio-political changes from the nineteenth century to the twentieth, the impact of the First World War and the ongoing development of Jerusalem into the vibrant city it has become. He considers the impact of the change in administration on the local population and uses case studies to provide new perspectives on this often overlooked period in Jerusalem's history.