Israel

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ISRAEL
"But Yahweh your God ís bríngíng you ínto a prosperous land, a Jand of streams and springs, of waters that well up from the deep ín valleys and hills, a land of wheat and barley, of vines, of ügs, of pomegranates, a land of olíves, ofoíl, ofhoney " (Deuteronomy 8, 7-10) This was the Promised Land of the Jewísh people, later known as Palestíne, the Holy Land, and since 1948 as the modern State of Israel. Duríng íts long and turbulent history, this strategícally placed corner of the eastern Mediterranean was overrun by many great empires: Assyría, Egypt, Babylon, Greece, Romé and Byzantíum ruled it ín tum, followed by the Crusaders, the Mamelukes, the Turks and the British. Most of them left fascínating evidence of theír presence-archeological, architectural and cultural. Jews of the Diaspora, returning to theír ancestral homeland, brought wíth them different customs, traditíons and styles of dress from around the globe, which together wíth the Arab and Christían heritage,... Tovább

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ISRAEL
"But Yahweh your God ís bríngíng you ínto a prosperous land, a Jand of streams and springs, of waters that well up from the deep ín valleys and hills, a land of wheat and barley, of vines, of ügs, of pomegranates, a land of olíves, ofoíl, ofhoney " (Deuteronomy 8, 7-10) This was the Promised Land of the Jewísh people, later known as Palestíne, the Holy Land, and since 1948 as the modern State of Israel. Duríng íts long and turbulent history, this strategícally placed corner of the eastern Mediterranean was overrun by many great empires: Assyría, Egypt, Babylon, Greece, Romé and Byzantíum ruled it ín tum, followed by the Crusaders, the Mamelukes, the Turks and the British. Most of them left fascínating evidence of theír presence-archeological, architectural and cultural. Jews of the Diaspora, returning to theír ancestral homeland, brought wíth them different customs, traditíons and styles of dress from around the globe, which together wíth the Arab and Christían heritage, are interwoven in the multi-hued tapestry of Israel the cradle of three great monotheistic religions.
In addition to its cultural diversity, this ís a land of great scenic variety for its small size-from the lush vegetatíon of Galilee to the sandy Negev, austere snow-capped mountains and rock-strewn wadis. Here, in one book, the people, history, art treasures and landscapes of Israel are vividly captured in brilliant photographs and descríbed by a wríter wíth a deep knowledge of the land today and íts past.
This book is the latest in a distinguished and híghly successful series devised by Nebojsa Bato Toma§evic, which includes "China", "Tibet", "India", "Japan" and "America", all published by Gallery Books. Vissza