Nine quarters of Jerusalem : a new biography of the Old City
Teller, Matthew2022
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Click and Collect for Nine quarters of Jerusalem : a new biography of the Old CityIn Jerusalem, what you see and what is true are two different things. The Old City has never had 'four quarters' as its maps proclaim. And beyond the crush and frenzy of its major religious sites, many of its quarters are little known to visitors, its people ignored and their stories untold. Nine Quarters of Jerusalem lets the communities of the Old City speak for themselves. Ranging from ancient past to political present, it evokes the city's depth and cultural diversity. Matthew Teller's highly original 'biography' features not just Jerusalem's Palestinian and Jewish communities, but its African and Indian voices, its Greek and Armenian and Syriac communities, its downtrodden Dom-gypsy families and its Sufi mystics. It discusses the sources of Jerusalem's holiness and the ideas - often startlingly secular - that have shaped lives within its walls. It is an evocation of place through story, led by the voices of Jerusalemites.
Main title:
Nine quarters of Jerusalem : a new biography of the Old City / Matthew Teller.
Author:
Teller, Matthew, author
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2022.©2022
Collation:
389 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references (pages 368-370) and index.
ISBN:
9781788169189 (hbk)9781788169189
Dewey class:
956.9442956.944
Language:
English
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BRN:
512077
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 956.944 TEL | Available |
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