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Lädt ... Jerusalem Besieged: From Ancient Canaan to Modern Israelvon Eric H. Cline
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"Jerusalem Besieged is a fascinating account of how and why a baffling array of peoples, ideologies, and religions have fought for some four thousand years over a city without either great wealth, size, or strategic importance. Cline guides us through the baffling, but always bloody, array of Jewish, Roman, Moslem, Crusader, Ottoman, Western, Arab, and Israeli fights for possession of such a symbolic prize in a manner that is both scholarly and engaging." -Victor Davis Hanson, Stanford University; author of The Other Greeks and Carnage and Culture "A beautifully lucid presentation of four thousand years of history in a single volume. Cline writes primarily as an archaeologist-avoiding polemic and offering evidence for any religious claims-yet he has also incorporated much journalistic material into this study. Jerusalem Besieged will enlighten anyone interested in the history of military conflict in and around Jerusalem." -Col. Rose Mary Sheldon, Virginia Military Institute "This groundbreaking study offers a fascinating synthesis of Jerusalem's military history from its first occupation into the modern era. Cline amply deploys primary source material to investigate assaults on Jerusalem of every sort, starting at the dawn of recorded history. Jerusalem Besieged is invaluable for framing the contemporary situation in the Middle East in the context of a very long and pertinent history." -Baruch Halpern, Pennsylvania State University A sweeping history of four thousand years of struggle for control of one city "[An] absorbing account of archaeological history, from the ancient Israelites' first conquest to today's second intifada. Cline clearly lays out the fascinating history behind the conflicts." -USA Today "A pleasure to read, this work makes this important but complicated subject fascinating." -Jewish Book World "Jerusalem Besieged is a fascinating account of how and why a baffling array of peoples, ideologies, and religions have fought for some four thousand years over a city without either great wealth, size, or strategic importance. Cline guides us through the baffling, but always bloody, array of Jewish, Roman, Moslem, Crusader, Ottoman, Western, Arab, and Israeli fights for possession of such a symbolic prize in a manner that is both scholarly and engaging." -Victor Davis Hanson, Stanford University; author of The Other Greeks and Carnage and Culture Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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The city has never had great wealth -- in spite of myths about Solomon's great golden temple, great wealth or even its slight traces have never been found. Until very recently, it never had a sizable population, and it has never been of strategic importance. The ancient Egyptians never noticed it, and it is far from important trade routes. Nor is it clear why King David -- who may be a historical figure -- declared it to be his capitol. We do know that he seized it by force from the Jebusites.
There is, of course, absolutely no archeology which supports any "Islamic" claim to the city. There is no Quoranic mention of Mohammad's "night flight" on a magic ass ascending to heaven from Jerusalem. The ass appears to be an post-Ottoman accretion from Christian tales about Jesus arriving to the city "on an ass", which is another event unsupported by any archeology or actual history.
Clive does not slide into polemics but has the courage to engage his archeology in current events and claims. Sadly, in describing the Six Day War, he fails to mention more than indirectly the well-established fact that all neighboring nations had mobilized troops and advanced to Israel's borders. Egypt blockaded Israel, which is an act of war. It seems extraordinary not to mention this prelude to the conflict, in which Israel demolished the largest mobilized armed forces in the world at that time all arrayed against it.
The author is devoted to archeology and loves the city of Jerusalem. However, he uses Scripture and even journalism's feints by way of assuming to write "history".