{"product_id":"jerusalem-the-biography","title":"JERUSALEM: The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore [rare books]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe epic story of Jerusalem told through the lives of the men and women who created, ruled and inhabited it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJerusalem 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 3,000 years of faith, slaughter, fanaticism and coexistence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow did this small, remote town become the Holy City, the 'centre 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"2071\" data-end=\"2115\"\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2117\" data-end=\"2364\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Sebag Montefiore \u003c\/strong\u003eis a celebrated British historian, novelist, and broadcaster, writing in more than forty languages. He earned his Ph.D. from Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2366\" data-end=\"2759\"\u003eHis notable works include award-winning biographies such as \u003cem data-start=\"2426\" data-end=\"2461\"\u003eStalin: The Court of the Red Tsar\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"2466\" data-end=\"2480\"\u003eYoung Stalin\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as historical narratives like \u003cem data-start=\"2520\" data-end=\"2552\"\u003eCatherine the Great \u0026amp; Potemkin\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"2557\" data-end=\"2571\"\u003eThe Romanovs\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2599\"\u003eJerusalem: The Biography\u003c\/em\u003e was a global bestseller, earned the Jewish Book Council’s Book of the Year Award, and won the Wenjin Book Prize in China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2761\" data-end=\"3027\"\u003eAn experienced historian and public figure, Montefiore has also written novels—including the \u003cem data-start=\"2854\" data-end=\"2870\"\u003eMoscow Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e—and curated historical anthologies. He’s presented popular BBC TV series such as \u003cem data-start=\"2952\" data-end=\"2963\"\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"2965\" data-end=\"2971\"\u003eRome\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"2977\" data-end=\"2988\"\u003eByzantium\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44272840671489,"sku":"2T93RR3EP-Used","price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/JERUSALEMTheBiography.jpg?v=1670412155","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/jerusalem-the-biography","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}