Jerusalem

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JERUSALEM
by Colin Thubron
and the Editors of Time-Life Books
photographs by Jay Maisel
For 30 centuries, Jerusalem has been an exception to the rules that govern most great cities. No harbour, no river, no great trade route nourished her: only a trickle of water in the rocks.
How was it that Jerusalem came to transcend these natural laws? Just how did this arid hilltown become the soul-city of
The Author
Colin Thubron was born in London in 1939, descendant of the first English Poet Laureate. John Dryden. Among his published works are "Mirror to Damascus". "The Hills of Adonis", and "Journey into Cyprus. "
The Photographer
Jay Maisel is a New Yorker whose career in photography developed out of an early interest in painting. His pictures have appeared in numerous magazines and books.
three great religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam? And why has no other city so claimed the love and veneration of man?
You can now assess the unique importance of this symbolic city... Tovább

Fülszöveg

JERUSALEM
by Colin Thubron
and the Editors of Time-Life Books
photographs by Jay Maisel
For 30 centuries, Jerusalem has been an exception to the rules that govern most great cities. No harbour, no river, no great trade route nourished her: only a trickle of water in the rocks.
How was it that Jerusalem came to transcend these natural laws? Just how did this arid hilltown become the soul-city of
The Author
Colin Thubron was born in London in 1939, descendant of the first English Poet Laureate. John Dryden. Among his published works are "Mirror to Damascus". "The Hills of Adonis", and "Journey into Cyprus. "
The Photographer
Jay Maisel is a New Yorker whose career in photography developed out of an early interest in painting. His pictures have appeared in numerous magazines and books.
three great religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam? And why has no other city so claimed the love and veneration of man?
You can now assess the unique importance of this symbolic city through the pages of this extraordinary book. Here, through the specially commissioned pictures of Jay Maisel, and an informative text by Colin Thubron, a writer of unusual perception, you will see how history has made this tormented city a catalyst of war in the most politically sensitive area on earth.
You'll see it in biblical times, and then you'll see how the Jews idealized their lost city during 2,000 years of exile, believing its very stones to be perfect, its men wise and its women beautiful. And you'll see Jerusalem as it really was under the Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, Mamelukes, Turks and the British Mandate. Finally, you'll obtain an understanding of the claims which Arab and Israeli make upon the city today. Vissza