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Jerusalem, Jerusalem

How the Ancient City Ignited the Modern World
by James Carroll
Jerusalem, Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited the Modern World. Houghton Harcourt. Mar. 2011. 448p. ISBN 9780547195612. $28. eISBN 9780547549057.
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OrangeReviewStarAnother March book not to miss. Author of the admirable Constantine's Sword, Carroll here explores not Jerusalem but the idea of Jerusalem—how, from the Crusades to Christopher Columbus's Jerusalem-centric view to the founding of Israel, the city has inspired passionate idealism and hence conflict. With a seven-city tour; one of my nonfiction favorites.
Reviewed by Barbara Hoffert , Dec 01, 2010
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