City of Abraham
15 August 2013Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
A journey through one of the world's most divided cities – Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank of Palestine, exploring the influence of the history, religion and myth on the country's tumultuous present.
It begins with a hill called Tel Rumeida, the site of ancient Hebron, where the patriarch Abraham – father of the Jews and the Arabs – was supposed...
Details
15 August 2013384 pages
9780330420266Imprint: Picador
Reviews
This first-rate account blends a study of the “history wars” . . . with sensitive reports on the experience of local people, settlers and soldiersIndependent
This thought-provoking book takes the reader from Biblical times to the divisions of the present day . . . With the impartial eyes of an outsider, and using a mixture of reportage, travel writing and interviews, Platt explores the history of the hill and the city . . . illuminating the lives at the heart of this intractable conflict.Choice Magazine
