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Jerusalem Besieged: From Ancient Canaan to Modern Israel by Cline, Eric H.
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- Condition
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- ISBN
- 9780472031207
- Book Title
- Jerusalem Besieged : from Ancient Canaan to Modern Israel
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- History, Social Science
- Topic
- Archaeology, Military / General, General, Middle East / Israel & Palestine
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 21.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
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" Jerusalem Besieged is a fascinating account of how and why a baffling array of peoples, ideologies, and religions have fought for some four thousand years over a city without either great wealth, size, or strategic importance. Cline guides us through the baffling, but always bloody, array of Jewish, Roman, Moslem, Crusader, Ottoman, Western, Arab, and Israeli fights for possession of such a symbolic prize in a manner that is both scholarly and engaging." -Victor Davis Hanson, Stanford University; author of The Other Greeks and Carnage and Culture "A beautifully lucid presentation of four thousand years of history in a single volume. Cline writes primarily as an archaeologist-avoiding polemic and offering evidence for any religious claims-yet he has also incorporated much journalistic material into this study. Jerusalem Besieged will enlighten anyone interested in the history of military conflict in and around Jerusalem." -Col. Rose Mary Sheldon, Virginia Military Institute "This groundbreaking study offers a fascinating synthesis of Jerusalem's military history from its first occupation into the modern era. Cline amply deploys primary source material to investigate assaults on Jerusalem of every sort, starting at the dawn of recorded history. Jerusalem Besieged is invaluable for framing the contemporary situation in the Middle East in the context of a very long and pertinent history." -Baruch Halpern, Pennsylvania State University A sweeping history of four thousand years of struggle for control of one city "[An] absorbing account of archaeological history, from the ancient Israelites' first conquest to today's second intifada. Cline clearly lays out the fascinating history behind the conflicts." -USA Today "A pleasure to read, this work makes this important but complicated subject fascinating." -Jewish Book World "Jerusalem Besieged is a fascinating account of how and why a baffling array of peoples, ideologies, and religions have fought for some four thousand years over a city without either great wealth, size, or strategic importance. Cline guides us through the baffling, but always bloody, array of Jewish, Roman, Moslem, Crusader, Ottoman, Western, Arab, and Israeli fights for possession of such a symbolic prize in a manner that is both scholarly and engaging." -Victor Davis Hanson, Stanford University; author of The Other Greeks and Carnage and Culture
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
ISBN-10
0472031201
ISBN-13
9780472031207
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46916775
Product Key Features
Book Title
Jerusalem Besieged : from Ancient Canaan to Modern Israel
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Archaeology, Military / General, General, Middle East / Israel & Palestine
Publication Year
2005
Genre
History, Social Science
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
21.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds109.9.C63 2005
Reviews
"Eric Cline's Jerusalem Besieged offers a tour de force of the history of the city that has beguiled man from ancient times to the present day. Providing a clear grasp of Jerusalem's political,cultural and religious evolution over the millennia, it debunks many myths about the city and conclusively disproves the recent denial of Jewish historic attachment to Jerusalem. A timely, and perhaps definitive, account of this most holy and historic of places." --Efraim Karsh, Kings College, University of London, " Jerusalem Besieged is a fascinating account of how and why a baffling array of peoples, ideologies, and religions have fought for some 3,000 years over a city without either great wealth, size, or strategic importance. Cline guides us through the baffling, but always bloody, array of Jewish, Roman, Moslem, Crusader, Ottoman, Western, Arab, and Israeli fights for possession of such a symbolic prize in a manner that is both scholarly and engaging." --Victor Davis Hanson, Stanford University; author of The Other Greeks ,and Carnage and Culture, "Cline compellingly reveals how Amichai's 'larger circle of pain and time' encompasses one city, four millennia, and three world cultures." --Tom Palaima, University of Texas, Austin, "A beautifully lucid presentation of five thousand years of history in a single volume. Cline writes primarily as an archaeologist---avoiding polemic and offering evidence for any religious claims---yet he has also incorporated much journalistic material into this study. Jerusalem Besieged will enlighten anyone interested in the history of military conflict in and around Jerusalem." --Col. Rose Mary Sheldon, Virginia Military Institute, "This unique book presents the struggles of four millennia for control of Jerusalem. . . ." -- SHOWtime, "Focusing on Jerusalem's fascinating history and the 188 struggles to control this mecca of political and religious influence, the author artfully connects the past with the present of Israel's capital, whose name ironically, but promisingly, connotes peace." -- Jewish News, "[An] absorbing account of archaeological history, from the ancient Israelites' first conquest to today's second intifada. Cline clearly lays out the fascinating history behind the conflicts." --Dan Vergano, USA Today, "A beautifully lucid presentation of four thousand years of history in a single volume. Cline writes primarily as an archaeologist-avoiding polemic and offering evidence for any religious claims-yet he has also incorporated much journalistic material into this study. Jerusalem Besieged will enlighten anyone interested in the history of military conflict in and around Jerusalem." --Col. Rose Mary Sheldon, Virginia Military Institute, " . . . a useful, readable book that outlines the history of Jerusalem in broad strokes. . . . enormously helpful to anyone who wants to better understand the holy city. . . . A pleasure to read, this work makes this important but complicated subject fascinating." -- Jewish Book World, "A beautifully lucid presentation of four thousand years of history in a single volume. Cline writes primarily as an archaeologist-avoiding polemic and offering evidence for any religious claims-yet he has also incorporated much journalistic material into this study. Jerusalem Besieged will enlighten anyone interested in the history of military conflict in and around Jerusalem." -Col. Rose Mary Sheldon, Virginia Military Institute, "This groundbreaking study offers a fascinating synthesis of Jerusalem's military history from its first occupation into the modern era. Cline amply deploys primary source material to investigate assaults on Jerusalem of every sort, starting at the dawn of recorded history. Jerusalem Besieged is invaluable for framing the contemporary situation in the Middle East in the context of a very long and pertinent history." --Baruch Halpern, Pennsylvania State University, "Eric Cline, the author of an interesting book on the battles of Armageddon, now gives us a fascinating account of the history of the city from the beginning to the present." --Antonio Santosuosso, The Journal of Military History, ". . . a fascinating account of the history of the city from the beginning to the present." -- Journal of Military History, ". . . a welcome addition to histories of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. The weaving together of ancient and modern, at which Cline excels, is something that everyone interested in the Middle East should appreciate." -- Shofar, "[ Jerusalem Besieged ] . . . manages the near-impossible: maintaining . . . the right balance in a book about the long train of conflicts associated with a sacred city settled, dominated, and coveted by Jews, Christians, Muslims and others over different eras, including our own. In his thorough vetting of Jerusalem's four millennia of conflict, Cline also successfully engages the broader issues of Israel and Palestine, military history generally, and the examination of the fault lines between religious symbolism and community violence. He even takes on the interplay of ideology and mythology, challenging tendencies to exploit beliefs about the city's past to advance agendas for its present and future. . . . This book is a useful, even necessary, read about the Jerusalem of yesterday and today. Perhaps, in these troubled times, its narratives can avert a worse Jerusalem for tomorrow." --Matthew Hogan, History News Network
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2004-007661
Dewey Decimal
956.94/42
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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