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Jerusalem in the twentieth century

Martin Gilbert
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Publication:
New York : J. Wiley & Sons, 1996
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Summary:
Jerusalem today is a vibrant, flourishing city, the capital of an independent nation, and the vital center of worship for three world religions. Yet, one hundred years ago - a mere moment in time to a city celebrating its 3,000th anniversary - Jerusalem was a provincial town, an outpost of the Ottoman Empire ruled from Constantinople. The extraordinary transformation of Jerusalem, from the twilight of Turkish rule to the advent of the twenty-first century, is an epic.
Struggle of passionate political, cultural, and spiritual forces. Often tragic, always fascinating, the remarkable history of contemporary Jerusalem is essential to our understanding of the Middle East.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Awakenings, 1900-1909
  • 2. Conflicts, 1910-1914
  • 3. War, 1914-1917
  • 4. The British Conquest, December 1917
  • 5. British Military Rule, 1918-1919
  • 6. In Search of Equilibrium, 1920-1921
  • 7. The First Six Years of the British Mandate, 1922-1929
  • 8. The Riots of 1929
  • 9. The Search for Normality, 1930-1936
  • 10. The Riots of 1936 and their Aftermath
  • 11. The Second World War, 1939-1945
  • 12. A City in Turmoil, 1945-1947
  • 13. The Last Four and a Half Months of British Rule, January-May 1948
  • 14. Two Weeks of War, 14-29 May 1948
  • 15. Truce, Violence, Armistice and Renewal, June 1948 to December 1949
  • 16. A Tale of Two Cities, 1950-1967
  • 17. The Six-Day War, June 1967
  • 18. Reunification: The First Two Years, 1967-1969
  • 19. The Search for Harmony, 1970-1980
  • 20. From Annexation to Intifada, 1980-1989
  • 21. Towards the Twenty-First Century: Struggle, Uncertainty and Hope.
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Author/Creator:
Gilbert, Martin, 1936-2015
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Jerusalem in the twentieth century [by Gilbert, M.]
Subjects:
Jerusalem — History
Palestine — History — 1917-1948
Israel — History
1917-1948
Middle East — Palestine
Israel
Middle East — Jerusalem
Genres:
History
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-371) and index.
Donated by Dr. Alan C. McClung.
Physical Description:
xvi, 412 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Call Numbers:
DS109.93 .G55 1996
ISBNs:
0471163082 (acid-free paper)
9780471163084 (acid-free paper)
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
96018458
OCLC Numbers:
34658710