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“vincent lemire”

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  • The History of Jerusalem

    An Illustrated Story of 4,000 Years

    by Vincent Lemire ...
    The 4,000-year history of the city of Jerusalem unfolds in an exceptional graphic narrative that touches on the birth of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, as well as famous conquerors and mighty empires, and more.This engaging and even-handed 256-page graphic novel, written by renowned historian Vincent Lemire and illustrated by cartoonist and animator Christophe Gaultier, is an excellent choice ... Read more

    $19.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In the Shadow of the Wall

    The Life and Death of Jerusalem's Maghrebi Quarter, 1187–1967

    by Vincent Lemire ...
    Translated by Jane Kuntz ...
    The Maghrebi Quarter of Jerusalem long sat in the shadow of the Western Wall, the last vestige of the Second Temple. Three days after the June '67 War, Israeli forces razed the Quarter, its narrow alleys widened and homes removed, to create the Western Wall Plaza. With this book, Vincent Lemire offers the first history of the Maghrebi Quarter—spanning 800 years from its founding by Saladin in 1187 ... Read more

    $26.29 USD

  • Jerusalem

    History of a Global City

    by Vincent Lemire ...
    An expansive history of Jerusalem as a cultural crossroads, and a fresh look at the urban development of one of the world's most mythologized cities.Jerusalem is often seen as an eternal battlefield in the "clash of civilizations" and in endless, inevitable wars of religion. But if we abandon this limiting image when reviewing the entirety of its concrete urban history—from its beginnings to today ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Jerusalem 1900

    The Holy City in the Age of Possibilities

    by Vincent Lemire ...
    Translated by Catherine Tihanyi, Lys Ann Weiss ...
    Perhaps the most contested patch of earth in the world, Jerusalem’s Old City experiences consistent violent unrest between Israeli and Palestinian residents, with seemingly no end in sight. Today, Jerusalem’s endless cycle of riots and arrests appears intractable—even unavoidable—and it looks unlikely that harmony will ever be achieved in the city. But with Jerusalem 1900, historian Vincent Lemire ... Read more

    $34.59 USD

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  • The Middle East and Islamic World Reader

    by Marvin E. Gettleman, Stuart Schaar ...
    "The many facets of Middle Eastern history and politics are admirably represented in this far-ranging anthology." — Publishers WeeklyIn this insightful anthology, historians Marvin E. Gettleman and Stuart Schaar have assembled a broad selection of documents and contemporary scholarship to give a view of the history of the peoples from the core Islamic lands, from the Golden Age of Islam to today ... Read more

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  • Jerusalem

    The Biography

    by Simon Sebag Montefiore ...
    **FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED FOR 2024NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL BOOK OF THE YEAR"Spectacular. [Montefiore] really tells you what the life of the city has been like and why it means so much. You fall in love with the city. It’s a treasure. It’s a wonderful book." —Bill Clinton"Impossible to put down. . . . Vastly enjoyable." —The New York Times Book ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Iran

    A Modern History

    by Abbas Amanat ...
    A masterfully researched and compelling history of Iran from 1501 to 2009This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years. The book covers the complex history of the diverse societies and ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

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  • The History of Saudi Arabia

    by A M Vasilev ...
    How has Saudi Arabia managed to maintain its Arab and Islamic values while at the same time adopting Western technology and a market economy? How have its hereditary leaders, who govern with a mixture of political pragmatism and religious zeal, managed to maintain their power? This comprehensive history of Saudi Arabia from 1745 to the present provides insight into its culture and politics, its ... Read more

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  • The Lost History of Christianity

    The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia—and How It Died

    by John Philip Jenkins ...
    The New York Times bestselling history of early Christianity in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East—from "one of America's best scholars of religion" ( The Economist).In this groundbreaking book, renowned scholar Philip Jenkins explores a vast and forgotten network of the world's largest and most influential Christian churches that existed to the east of the Roman Empire. These churches and their ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The End of Modern History in the Middle East

    by Bernard Lewis ...
    Bernard Lewis looks at the new era in the Middle East. With the departure of imperial powers, the region must now, on its own, resolve the political, economic, cultural, and societal problems that prevent it from accomplishing the next stage in the advance of civilization. There is enough in the traditional culture of Islam on the one hand and the modern experience of the Muslim peoples on the ... Read more

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  • In the Shadow of the Sword

    The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire

    by Tom Holland ...
    A thrillingly panoramic historical account of the rise of Islam, hailed as “a veritable tour de force” (The Wall Street Journal), from the acclaimed author of Rubicon and co-host of the hit podcast The Rest Is History“Accessible but delightful . . . as fun to read as any thriller, and with far richer intellectual nutritional content.”—The Daily BeastWritten with verve and panache, In the Shadow of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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