Jerusalem: The Biography
- ISBN-10
- 0307280500
- ISBN-13
- 9780307280503
- Series
- Jerusalem
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 650
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Simon Sebag Montefiore
Description
Presents an epic story of the holy city at the heart of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, drawing on new archival materials, current scholarship, and the author's own family records to narrate its tumultuous history.
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- 2022-07-14
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- 2022-06-16
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