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Overview
The Building History series presents the fascinating stories behind the construction of some of the world's most aweinspiring structures, from the pyramids of Giza to the Panama Canal. Each book in the series interweaves compelling stories of human endeavor -- both triumphant and disastrous -- with the scientific and technological principles required to build each structure.Provides an overview of the history of Jerusalem, focusing on some of the city's architecture.
Synopsis
The Building History series presents the fascinating stories behind the construction of some of the world's most aweinspiring structures, from the pyramids of Giza to the Panama Canal. Each book in the series interweaves compelling stories of human endeavor -- both triumphant and disastrous -- with the scientific and technological principles required to build each structure.
Judy Chernak - Children's Literature
The fabled city of Jerusalem, crossroads of the world revered by three major religions, pillaged and rebuilt numerous times, renamed, rejuvenated, always residing in the hearts of mankind is well-treated in this new volume in Thompson-Gale's "Building History" series. Divided into five chapters named King Herod's Jerusalem, Roman Jerusalem, Muslim Jerusalem, Christian Jerusalem and Modern Jerusalem, the book is an even-handed chronicle of this ancient hilltop city from its earliest beginnings as a Jebusite town conquered by King David to the modern metropolis of today. It is a joyous and sorrowful tale, full of magnificent highs and devastating lows, the city's many layers telling of repeated glorious constructions and just as repeated inglorious destructions. Politics and religion are well explained and carefully handled throughout, making it an excellent resource for schools and libraries. Included are black-and-white photographs and reproductions of paintings, a glossary and suggested readings at the end, and an accessible Timeline at the beginning. 2003, Lucent,
Editorials
Children's Literature
The fabled city of Jerusalem, crossroads of the world revered by three major religions, pillaged and rebuilt numerous times, renamed, rejuvenated, always residing in the hearts of mankind is well-treated in this new volume in Thompson-Gale's "Building History" series. Divided into five chapters named King Herod's Jerusalem, Roman Jerusalem, Muslim Jerusalem, Christian Jerusalem and Modern Jerusalem, the book is an even-handed chronicle of this ancient hilltop city from its earliest beginnings as a Jebusite town conquered by King David to the modern metropolis of today. It is a joyous and sorrowful tale, full of magnificent highs and devastating lows, the city's many layers telling of repeated glorious constructions and just as repeated inglorious destructions. Politics and religion are well explained and carefully handled throughout, making it an excellent resource for schools and libraries. Included are black-and-white photographs and reproductions of paintings, a glossary and suggested readings at the end, and an accessible Timeline at the beginning. 2003, Lucent,— Judy Chernak