Jerusalem and Its Environs: Quarters, Neighborhoods, Villages, 1800-1948

by Ruth Kark and Michal Oren-Nordheim Kark, Ruth.

This is an illustrated account of the urban and rural development of Jerusalem from the early 19th century when Ottoman Jerusalem was encompassed by its sixteenth century walls, and was divided into quarters and courtyard units of its various religious and ethnic groupings, to the end of the Mandate period in the mid 20th century. The seeds of the current situation in Jerusalem were sown at that time. It traces the city's interaction with its rural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814329098
• ISBN13: 9780814329092
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Magnes Press
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 9.7"