From the Persian sack in 614AD to the end of the Crusaders. Hosler argues that despite horrific acts of violence, the medieval period is also one of tolerance, when the city’s conquerors often acknowledged and reinforced the rights of the religious minorities over which they ruled.
Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuries of War and Peace
(author)
£25.00
Edition:Hardback978030025514011/10/2022
Categories: 02. Books for Christmas 2022: History, Books for Christmas 2022, History
Tags: Jewish History, Middle East
From a Bookshelf nearby
-
Scholarly and readable account of Sultan Selim I (1470-1520), who made the Ottoman Empire a major global player.
-
-
From being America's most significant ally in the region, Iran suddenly became its greatest adversary: this account, from 1941 onwards, explains how the Shah himself contrived to lose suppor... read more
-
Iran: Persia: Ancient and Modern
Paperback £15.95