Jerusalem: City of Mirrors

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Jerusalem: City of Mirrors
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Amos Elon
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780006375319
ClassificationsDewey:956.9442
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publication Date 8 January 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A portrait of Jerusalem which gives an insight into the kaleidoscopic culture of this magical city. Battle-scarred from 4000 years of violent conflict, the holy city is a sacred symbol of Judaism, Islam and Christianity and its religious wars of today reflect those of the past.

Author Biography

Amos Elon has spent most of his adult life in Jerusalem. A frequent essayist, lecturer and critic who is well known for his articles in the New Yorker and New York Review of Books, he is the author of the bestseller The Israelis: Founders and Sons, Flight into Egypt, Herzl: A Biography and Jerusalem: City of Mirrors (also published by Flamingo).