Jerusalem, Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World

by James Carroll

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Traces the evolution of the belief that Jerusalem is the center of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religious worlds and argues that this fixation is a main cause of the modern-day Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Was off to a great start, but it started to get bogged down with the not so important details. Donating this one to the library. (

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LiteraryW | Mar 19, 2018 |

This is a very good book, but I ran out of time to read this library book. James Carroll writes well and this is a very engrossing story. Jerusalem has a history of violence and fierce competition for control, but as the subtitle states, it has "ignited our modern world." (

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vpfluke | Oct 29, 2013 |

Well worth the while of anyone interested in the historical background of today’s Middle Eastern conflict.

Full review on The Stanford Daily website.

Aethyr | Apr 3, 2013 |

Well worth the while of anyone interested in the historical background of today’s Middle Eastern conflict.

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Aethyr | Apr 3, 2013 |

Instead of history about Jerusalem, got long rambling mess of a book focusing on the nature of religions and violence. I suppose that may be my fault for not reading the subtitle thoroughly, but oh well. The book in itself was still somewhat interesting.

As for the city itself, I may read Montefiore's new book, which is due to be released in October of this year. (

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a sprawling, undisciplined mess of a book

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Oh, what a beautiful city,
Twelve gates to the city, hallelujah.
-- African-American spiritual

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This book is about the lethal feedback loop between the actual city of Jerusalem and the apocalyptic fantasy it inspires.

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Traces the evolution of the belief that Jerusalem is the center of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religious worlds and argues that this fixation is a main cause of the modern-day Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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