ISBN:
9780381982669
,
0381982661
Language:
English
Pages:
xvi, 302 pages
,
illustrations
,
24 cm
Year of publication:
1974
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Jerusalem
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Jerusalem
DDC:
915.694/4/03
Keywords:
Jerusalem
Abstract:
This collection of essays views Jerusalem from many different perspectives. Section 1 deals with political history. Section 2 deals with what Jerusalem means to its Jewish, Christian, and Islamic communities and how they co-exist. Section 3 deals with Jerusalem's role as a holy city to the three faiths
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
I. The documented past ; Jerusalem in archaeology and history
,
Jerusalem in the modern era : 1860-1967
,
An economic history of Jerusalem
,
Jerusalem under the Mandate
,
The siege of Jerusalem
,
The divided city : 1948-1967
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The juridical status of Jerusalem
,
Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
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II. The communities ; The Jewish presence in Jerusalem throughout the ages
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The Arabs in Jerusalem
,
The role of Histadrut in East Jerusalem
,
Jerusalem planning : a progress report
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What it means to be mayor of the city of peace
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III. The holy city ; The biblical concept of Jerusalem
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Jerusalem in Jewish consciousness
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The sanctity of Jerusalem in Islam
,
Jerusalem -- a Christian perspective
,
The Christian churches in present-day Israel
,
Reflections on Jerusalem : a philosopher's view
,
Jerusalem the free
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