{"product_id":"jerusalem-the-biography","title":"Jerusalem: The Biography","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tList of Illustrations -- Lists of Family Trees and Maps -- Preface -- Notes on Names, Transliterations and Titles -- Prologue -- Part 1. Judaism -- 1. The World of David -- 2. The Rise of David -- 3. The Kingdom and the Temple -- 4. The Kings of Judah -- 5. The Whore of Babylon -- 6. The Persians -- 7. The Macedonians -- 8. The Maccabees -- 9. The Romans Arrive -- 10. The Herods -- 11. Jesus Christ -- 12. The Last of the Herods -- 13. Jewish Wars: The Death of Jerusalem -- Part 2. Paganism -- 14. Aelia Capitolina -- Part 3. Christianity -- 15. The Apogee of Byzantium -- 16. Sunset of the Byzantines: Persian Invasion -- Part 4. Islam -- 17. The Arab Conquest -- 18. The Umayyads: The Temple Restored -- 19. The Abbasids: Distant Masters -- 20. The Fatimids: Tolerance and Lunacy -- Part 5. Crusade -- 21. The Slaughter -- 22. The Rise of Outremer -- 23. The Golden Age of Outremer -- 24. Stalemate -- 25. The Leper-King -- 26. Saladin -- 27. The Third Crusade: Saladin and Richard -- 28. The Saladin Dynasty -- Part 6. Mamluk -- 29. Slave to Sultan -- 30. Decline of the Mamluks -- Part 7. Ottoman -- 31. The Magnificence of Suleiman -- 32. Mystics and Messiahs -- 33. The Families -- Part 8. Empire -- 34. Napoleon in the Holy Land -- 35. The New Romantics: Chateaubriand and Disraeli -- 36. The Albanian Conquest -- 37. The Evangelists -- 38. The New City -- 39. The New Religion -- 40. Arab City, Imperial City -- 41. Russians -- Part 9. Zionism -- 42. The Kaiser -- 43. The Oud-Player of Jerusalem -- 44. World War -- 45. Arab Revolt, Balfour Declaration -- 46. The Christmas Present -- 47. The Victors and the Spoils -- 48. The British Mandate -- 49. The Arab Revolt -- 50. The Dirty War -- 51. Jewish Independence, Arab Catastrophe -- 52. Divided -- 53. Six Days -- Epilogue -- Family Trees -- Maps -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian of Russia and the Middle East. \n\u003ci\u003eCatherine the Great and Potemkin\u003c\/i\u003e was short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize. \n\u003ci\u003eStalin: The Court of the Red Tsar \u003c\/i\u003ewon the History Book of the Year Prize at the British Book Awards. \n\u003ci\u003eYoung Stalin \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography, the Costa Biography Award, and le Grande Prix de la biographie politique. \n\u003ci\u003eJerusalem: The Biography \u003c\/i\u003ewas a worldwide best seller. Montefiore's books are published in more than forty languages. He is the author of the novels \n\u003ci\u003eSashenka \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eOne Night in Winter, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the Paddy Power Political Fiction Book of the Year Award in 2014. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Montefiore graduated from Cambridge University, where he received his PhD. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book \u003cbr\u003eJewish Book Council Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Spectacular. [Montefiore] really tells you what the life of the city has been like and why it means so much. You fall in love with the city. It's a treasure. It's a wonderful book.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e--Bill Clinton, #1 Holiday Book Pick on the \n\u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Magnificent. . . Montefiore barely misses a trick or a character in taking us through the city's story with compelling, breathless tension.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Impossible to put down. . . . Vastly enjoyable.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A powerful achievement. . . . At once a scholarly record and an exuberantly written popular tour de force.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Magisterial. . . . As a writer, Montefiore has an elegant turn of phrase and an unerring ear for the anecdote that will cut to the heart of a story. . . . A joy to read.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Economist \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Already a classic. \n\u003ci\u003eJerusalem \u003c\/i\u003eis an extraordinary achievement, written with imagination and energy. . . . Simon Sebag Montefiore tells this modern story with clarity and admirable impartiality. . . . Read this book.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Montefiore's towering biography of the city relates in fascinating, horrific and sometimes comical detail the wars to annexe its symbolic sanctity and the daily lives of its inhabitants. This monument of scholarly research is also a compelling story: of human foibles, lust, bravery and chicanery.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Times of London\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Densely textured. . . . Montefiore embraces Jerusalem's paradoxes in his chronological account, which seeks to avoid hindsight and disclaims a political agenda. He succeeds admirably in remaining evenhanded, a particularly notable achievement.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A memorable and distinguished history of a city where 'the truth is much less important than the myth'. . . . Splendidly evoked.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Magnificent. . . . A spectacular book for general readers. . . . This is a book about the ages, for the ages.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eWichita Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sweeping and absorbing. . . . Montefiore is a master of colorful and telling details and anecdotes. . . . His account is admirably dispassionate and balanced.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"In his stunningly comprehensive history, Simon Sebag Montefiore covers 3,000-plus years of the Earth's most fiercely contested piece of geography. . . . Not only has Montefiore delivered a piece of superb scholarship, he has done so in an extremely easy-to-read style. The author tells the history of the complex relationships that existed between long-dead peoples in a manner that makes them seem human and understandable. . . . Meticulously researched.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Newark Star-Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Few historians have demonstrated the vision, mastery, and boldness necessary to publish on a subject so vast and in such detail as Montefiore. . . . A marvelous panorama.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is an essential book for those who wish to understand a city that remains a nexus of world affairs. . . . Although his Jewish family has strong links to the city, Montefiore scrupulously sustains balance and objectivity. . . . Beautifully written, absorbing.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A panoramic narrative of Jerusalem, organized chronologically and delivered with magisterial flair. Spanning eras from King David to modern Israel with rich anecdotes and vivid detail, this exceptional volume portrays the personalities and worldviews of the dynasties and families that shaped the city throughout its 3,000-year history.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An essential text, bathed in blood, lit with faint hope. . . . The author sees Jerusalem not just as the setting for some of history's most savage violence but a microcosm of our world. . . . The story is horribly complex, and Montefiore struggles mightily to make everything clear as well as compelling.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Four thousand years of history absolutely romped through--a masterwork.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Evening Standard \u003c\/i\u003e(UK) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Immensely readable. . . . Montefiore is that rarest of things: a historian who writes great, weighty tomes that read like the best thrillers. . . . [He] has a visceral understanding of what makes history worth reading. [Montefiore] manages to bring people who have been dead for two millennia alive again and make them breathe, and he has insight into the mind of psychopathic tyrants that makes you wish he were working for the U.S. secretary of state.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgment Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilizations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict, this is the epic history of three thousand years of faith, slaughter, fanaticism and coexistence. How did this small, remote town become the Holy City, the \"center of the world\" and now the key to peace in the Middle East? In a gripping narrative, Simon Sebag Montefiore reveals this ever-changing city in its many incarnations, bringing every epoch and character blazingly to life. Jerusalem's biography is told through the wars, love affairs and revelations of the men and women -- kings, empresses, prophets, poets, saints, conquerors and whores -- who created, destroyed, chronicled and believed in Jerusalem. As well as the many ordinary Jerusalemites who have left their mark on the city, its cast varies from Solomon, Saladin and Suleiman the Magnificent to Cleopatra, Caligula and Churchill; from Abraham to Jesus and Muhammad; from the ancient world of Jezebel, Nebuchadnezzar, Herod and Nero to the modern times of the Kaiser, Disraeli, Mark Twain, Lincoln, Rasputin, Lawrence of Arabia and Moshe Dayan. Drawing on new archives, current scholarship, his own family papers and a lifetime's study, Montefiore illuminates the essence of sanctity and mysticism, identity and empire in a unique chronicle of the city that many believe will be the setting for the Apocalypse. This is how Jerusalem became Jerusalem, and the only city that exists twice -- in heaven and on earth.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFULLY REVISED AND UPDATED FOR 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eJEWISH BOOK COUNCIL BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Spectacular. [Montefiore] really tells you what the life of the city has been like and why it means so much. You fall in love with the city. It's a treasure. It's a wonderful book.\" --Bill Clinton \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Impossible to put down. . . . Vastly enjoyable.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe history of Jerusalem is the story of the world: Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths. The Holy City and Holy Land are the battlefields for today's multifaceted conflicts and, for believers, the setting for Judgment Day and the Apocalypse. How did this small, remote town become the Holy City, the \"center of the world\" and now the key to peace in the Middle East? Why is the Holy Land so important not just to the region and its many new players, but to the wider world too? Drawing on new archives and a lifetime's study, Montefiore reveals this ever-changing city and turbulent region through the wars, love affairs and revelations of the kings, empresses, amirs, sultans, caliphs, presidents, autocrats, imperialists and warlords, poets, prophets, saints and rabbis who created, destroyed, chronicled, and believed in Jerusalem and the Holy Land. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA classic of modern literature, this is not only the epic story of 3,000 years of faith, slaughter, fanaticism, co-existence, power and myth, but also a freshly updated, carefully balanced history of the Middle East, from King David to the new powers of the twenty-first century, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict. This is how today's Middle East was forged, how the Holy Land became sacred and how Jerusalem became Jerusalem--the only city that exists twice--in heaven and on earth. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Magnificent. . . . Montefiore barely misses a trick or a character intaking us through the city's story with compelling, breathless tension.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/21\/2012 pg. 28 (EAN 9780307280503, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Montefiore, Simon Sebag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2012-09-18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e History \/ Middle East \/ Israel \u0026amp; Palestine|Political Science \/ World \/ Middle Eastern|Religion \/ History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerusalem|History|Middle East\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.55 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307280503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780307280503\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52374373695769,"sku":"SP-9780307280503","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780307280503_spiral.png?v=1778472407","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/jerusalem-the-biography","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}