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History of Jerusalem

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

This work traces the history of Jerusalem from the prehistoric era, the Biblical period, Jerusalem under the Byzantines, Arabs, Ottomans, British, Jordanians and the Israelis. It examines its political and cultural role through history, its personalities, art, architecture and conflicts.
Author : History of Jerusalem by Karen Armstrong
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 2558513
Price : £13.39
Humanities, Arts & Music > History

India

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

Accommodating Pakistan and Bangladesh and other embryonic nation states like the Sikh Punjab, Muslim Kashmir and Assam, this text examines the legacy of the 1947 partition, and looks at the colonial era from the overal context of Indian history.
Author : India by John Keay
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 6387845
Price : £7.36
Humanities, Arts & Music > History

The Maharajah’s Box

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

One of the “dormant accounts” held in a Swiss bank is not that of a Jewish victim of the Holocaust, but that of Duleep Singh, last Emperor of the Sikhs, who was forced – as a nine-year-old – to sign away the Punjab and the Koh-i-Noor to Queen Victoria. This is his story, and its repercussions.
Author : The Maharajah’s Box by Christy Campbell
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 6530788
Price : £6.69
Humanities, Arts & Music > History

A Thousand Pieces of Gold

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

This text examines China’s history through proverbs. The majority of these are drawn from the first century BC – the time of the first emperor – but their importance has survived into modern times.
Author : A Thousand Pieces of Gold by Adeline Yen Mah
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7124511
Price : £5.35
Humanities, Arts & Music > History

China

Book Reviewer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 +0000

An accessible, authoritative single-volume narrative history of China, from the earliest times to the present day, designed both to engage the general reader and to challenge the horizons of the China specialist.
Author : China by John Keay
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7221770
Price : £16.75
Humanities, Arts & Music > History