ISBN: 9780307280503
Editorial: Vintage
Año de edición: 2012
Edición: 1
N° Paginas: 784
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: “This is an essential book for those who wish to understand a city that remains a nexus of world affairs.” —Booklist (starred)Jerusalem is the epic history of three thousand years of faith, fanaticism, bloodshed, and coexistence, from King David to the 21st century, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict. 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 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. In this masterful narrative, Simon Sebag Montefiore brings the holy city to life and draws on the latest scholarship, his own family history, and a lifetime of study to show that the story of Jerusalem is truly the story of the world. A New York Times Notable Book Jewish Book Council Book of the Year Críticas Jewish Book Council Book of the Year"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, #1 Holiday Book Pick on the Today show"Magnificent. . . Montefiore barely misses a trick or a character in taking us through the city's story with compelling, breathless tension." —Wall Street Journal "Impossible to put down. . . . Vastly enjoyable." —New York Times Book Review "A powerful achievement. . . . At once a scholarly record and an exuberantly written popular tour de force." —New York Review of Books "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." —The Economist "Already a classic. Jerusalem is an extraordinary achievement, written with imagination and energy. . . . Simon Sebag Montefiore tells this modern story with clarity and admirable impartiality. . . . Read this book." —Financial Times "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." —The Times of London"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."—Los Angeles Times"A memorable and distinguished history of a city where ‘the truth is much less important than the myth’. . . . Splendidly evoked." —Richmond Times-Dispatch "Magnificent. . . . A spectacular book for general readers. . . . This is a book about the ages, for the ages." —Wichita Eagle "Sweeping and absorbing. . . . Montefiore is a master of colorful and telling details and anecdotes. . . . His account is admirably dispassionate and balanced." —Washington Post Book World"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 relat
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Montefiore, Simon Sebag
- Editorial: Vintage
- N° Paginas: 784
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
