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Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement 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…

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17 editions · 8 languages
  • Hardcover · English · 2011
    Weidenfeld & Nicholson. · 696 pages · 9780297852650
  • Paperback · English · 2011
    Orion Publishing Group · 672 pages · 9780297866923
  • Hardcover · English · 2011
    Alfred A. Knopf · 650 pages · 9780307266514
  • Audiobook · English · 2011
    BooksOnTape · 9780307878670
  • Paperback · English · 2011
    Phoenix · 9780753828793
  • Other · English · 2024
    Orion Publishing Group, Limited · 848 pages · 9781399628570
HistoryNew York Times bestsellerMiddle EastGeneralJerusalem, historyAsia, historyReligionCivilization