| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro; Table of Contents; Foreword by Teddy Kollek; I INTRODUCTION; II ROCKS OF AGES -- Jerusalem's Architecture; III VILLAGES AND HAMLETS -- Arab Dwellings in Jerusalem's Environs; IV ONION-SHAPED DOMES -- The Russian Compound; V CITY OF THE JEWS -- The Emergence of the Jewish Suburbs; VI A LITTLE KINGDOM OF GOD -- The German Colony; VII VILLAS AND MANSIONS -- The Arab New City; VIII THE BUKHARANS -- Summer Guests from Central Asia; IX JERUSALEM'S QUARTIER LATIN -- The Street of the Prophets; X THE AMERICAN COLONY -- Social Work and Business; XI THE LION OF JUDAH -- Jerusalem's Ethiopian Community |
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XII EACH BUILDING HAS A PAST -- Houses with HistoriesXIII A PLACE TO STAY -- Jerusalem's First Tourist Accommodations; XIV ARTS AND ARTISANS -- Bezalel and the Alliance Israélite; XV TREASURE TROVES -- The City's Museums; XVI WATER IN JERUSALEM -- Water Supply for a Desert Town; XVII EPILOGUE; JERUSALEM TIMELINE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Photo Credits |
| Summary |
Beyond the Wall 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. The book also includes two chapters on Arab Jerusalem and a preface by Teddy Kollek, who served as the city's mayor for almost thirty years |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 30, 2019) |
| Subject |
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Jewish Studies.
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Travel
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| SUBJECT |
Jerusalem -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88002640
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Jerusalem -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069905
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| Subject |
Middle East -- Jerusalem
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783838273150 |
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383827315X |
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