Jerusalem Besieged
Subtitle: From Ancient Canaan to Modern Israel
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: September 17, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780472113132
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Warfare & Defence; Social Science; History, Military; History - General History; Sociology; Israel; Middle East - Israel; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Ancient - General; Archaeology; Jerusalem
First sentence: TODAY THE STRUGGLE for Jerusalem and for all of Israel continues without respite, perpetuating four thousand years of confrontation in the heart of the land once called Canaan.
Description: "Jerusalem Besieged offers a history across the millennia, yet focuses on a single location - a view of centuries of often violent battles for one city." "Author Eric Cline tells the story of four thousand years of struggles for control of Jerusalem, a city central to three major religions and held sacred by millions of people throughout the world. No other city has been more bitterly fought over throughout its history. Jerusalem, whose name to some means "City of Peace," has seen at least 118 separate conflicts during the past four millennia - conflicts that ranged from local religious uprisings to strategic military campaigns." "Jerusalem Besieged chronicles the struggles of four millennia, sets their contexts, and demonstrates their continuing relevance to the social and political problems of the Middle East today."--BOOK JACKET.