Jerusalem Besieged: From Ancient Canaan to Modern Israel
- ISBN-10
- 0472031201
- ISBN-13
- 9780472031207
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 410
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-11-04
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Author
- Eric H. Cline
Description
DIVA sweeping history of four thousand years of struggle for control of one city /div
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