| Jerusalem in History Contributor(s): Asali (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566563046 ISBN-13: 9781566563048 Publisher: Olive Branch Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1999 Annotation: This important book begins to provide a comprehensive outline of the amazing history of the city. It moves from the Bronze Age to the tensions of present-day Jerusalem and presents a balanced and authentic picture, that helps to correct the often distorted images of the city presented over the last forty years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine |
| Dewey: 956.944 |
| LCCN: 89016000 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.54" W x 8.37" (0.87 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The city of Jerusalem has a special place in the consciousness of the great monotheistic religions. Throughout its history it has been the site of glories and catastrophes; a place that has been witness to transition and occupation by a diversity of peoples and an object of pilgrimage through the centuries. This important work begins to provide a comprehensive outline of the amazing history of the city. It moves from the Bronze Age to the tensions of present-day Jerusalem and presents a balanced and authentic picture, that helps to correct the often distorted images of the city presented over the last fifty years. |