Jerusalem /
by Colin Thubron and the editors of Time-Life Books ; photos. by Jay Maisel.
- Amsterdam : Time-Life Books, c1976.
- 200 p. : ill. ; maps; 31 cm.
- The Great cities .
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 198.
The city of earth and heaven -- The place of David -- The yoke of Greece and Rome -- The presence of Christ -- The heart of Christendom -- The Dome of the Rock -- Crusaders and Muslims -- The mandate and after -- The return.
Discusses the history of Jerusalem, the three religions that revere this city as a holy place, and the city and its people today.