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Author
Publication Date
2017.
Physical Desc
284 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Description
This book of reportage emerged from the author’s realization that Israel is separated from the West Bank not only by checkpoints but also, more significantly, by a cognitive barrier. And so began his quest to understand the occupation from both sides. The result is an essential and nuanced journey through places and experiences that receive little coverage.
Publication Date
©2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.)
Description
Jerusalem is the city where Christian history began and where many believe it will end. This program provides insights to events that are to take place in Jerusalem. Of the eight gates surrounding the Old City, the Golden Gate is being faithfully watched continuously by Christians, Muslims and the Jews. Millions around the world believe it holds the key to the future of history. For the Jewish faithful the Golden Gate symbolizes the entry for their...
Author
Publication Date
2008
Physical Desc
ix, 356 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Description
Jerusalem is the site of some famous religious monuments in the world, from the Dome of the Rock to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to the Western Wall of the Temple. This work takes you on a tour through the history of this image-filled and ideology-laden city--from the bedrock of the Old City to the towering roofs of the Holy Sepulchre.
Publication Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 45 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Watch the Bible come to life in this video tour of the Holy Land. Begin your visit at the Red Sea, following the path of Moses and the Israelites through the desert of Sinai. Continue into the Negev, past the ancient walls of Hebron, to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. Walk through the crowded streets of Nazareth and along the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Visit Masada, the mountaintop fortress, then take the ancient road through Sumaria. Pass Jericho...
Author
Publication Date
2015.
Physical Desc
336 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 22 cm
Description
"Guy Delisle expertly lays the groundwork for a cultural road map of contemporary Jerusalem, utilizing the classic stranger-in-a-strange-land point of view ... for understanding what daily life is like in cities few are able to travel to. In Jerusalem : Chronicles from the Holy City, Delisle explores the complexities of a city that represents so much to so many. He eloquently examines the impact of the conflict on the lives of people on both sides...
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