Beyond the Wall

Chapters on Urban Jerusalem



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Beyond the Wall
Chapters on Urban Jerusalem
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Jerusalem is a child of the desert, a city precariously hovering on its brink, exposed to a bright, unrelenting sun. Its never-ending story continues to fascinate people. Jerusalem is not only an important historical and spiritual site but also a modern city, home and workplace to three quarters of a million people that draws attention as the Middle East's most controversial urban center. Yet the city we know today can actually only be understood against the background of the comprehensive and rapid changes which took place here in the second half of the 19th and the first decades of the 20th centuries. Beyond the Wall is a new take on an old city, offering a unique and unusual perspective. As an original work of non-fiction, the book sheds light on some of the enigmas of Jerusalem’s more recent past, telling the tale of its growth from a provincial town somewhere in the Turkish Empire into a modern city during the second half of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century. It recalls the time when Turkish rule was declining and many different population groups became active in Jerusalem, founding their own neighborhoods, institutions, and businesses while they competed for influence—Jews and Arabs as well as the French, Germans, British, Russians, Austrians, Italians, and Americans, their consuls and clergy. The book also includes two chapters on Arab Jerusalem—a subject that is often neglected—and a preface by Teddy Kollek, who served as the city’s mayor for almost 30 years.
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Heike Zaun-Goshen was born in Germany, where she studied History and Spanish Literature. Today, she works as a writer, translator, and artist and lives in Dimona, Israel.
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"There is always something new to learn about Jerusalem, which is why I had so much fun reading Beyond the Wall.

Those who plan to go and see Jerusalem for themselves, and those who simply wish to know more about it—both will certainly enjoy a good read."—Professor Robert Stern, M.D., Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, at the University of California in San Francisco
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Lieferzeit 2-3 Tage / 2-3 days
Autor/-in Heike Zaun-Goshen, Teddy Kollek
Anzahl der Seiten 386
Sprache Englisch
Erscheinungsdatum 30.09.2019
Gewicht (kg) 0.5020
ISBN-13 9783838213156