Jerusalem: Rebirth of a City / In 1838, Jerusalem was desolate and forsaken, a remote provincial town of the Ottoman Empire which pilgrims visited at their peril. By 1898, it had been transformed into a modern city in which six European powers – Russia, France, Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy – had each established their political presence. Its holy sites had been rebuilt, systematic archaeological excavations had begun, new churches, monasteries, convents, synagogues and mosques proliferated. The population had trebled, and immigrants hurried to its new prosperity and safety. This book tells the story of those sixty turbulent years and explains not only the rediscovery and revival of one of the most famous cities of the world, but also the way it which the seeds of Twentieth Century dissension were sown.
Vignettes drawn from descriptions of residence and visitors to Jerusalem who tell the story of Jerusalems reawakening between 1838 and 1898.
