Jerusalem: The Biography

Three thousand years of one contested city, told through the rulers, believers and ordinary residents who passed through its gates. Jerusalem: The Biography traces how a single place became central to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and how that centrality shaped politics far beyond its walls. Simon Sebag Montefiore works biographically rather than as a keeper of dates: dynasties, conquerors, prophets, scholars and families anchor each stretch of the story, which keeps a very long history readable. This new and updated 2024 edition carries the narrative forward with additional context for recent developments. What's inside: • New and updated 2024 edition of the bestselling history • Coverage spanning more than three millennia of the city's past • A narrative built around individual lives rather than dates alone • Context on the city's standing in three major faiths Well suited to history readers, students and anyone following Middle Eastern affairs, available from Boipoka.