Kategoria BISAC: Travel >> Middle East - Israel

"Profound, demanding, but lucid and well organized, Diamond's book is a class act " --Choice

..". sensitive, magisterial study... " --Macleans

..". a great interest to serious readers." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch

..". a superb piece of research, empathetic yet clear-headed evaluation. But there is also wit, elegance and personal passion on these scholarly pages." --The Jewish Spectator

Homeland or Holy Land? is the study of a man and a movement--the man is Yonatan Ratosh, Hebrew poet and thinker, and the movement is Zionism, the ideological foundation of the Jewish...

Jerusalem is the site of some of the most famous religious monuments in the world, from the Dome of the Rock to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to the Western Wall of the Temple. Since the nineteenth century, the city has been a premier tourist destination, not least because of the countless religious pilgrims from the three Abrahamic faiths.

But Jerusalem is more than a tourist site--it is a city where every square mile is layered with historical significance, religious intensity, and extraordinary stories. It is a city rebuilt by each ruling Empire in its own way: the Jews, the...

National Geographic's Israel Adventure Map is the perfect travel companion for Holy Land adventure travelers. This expertly researched map details the country with unparalleled information not found in traditional road maps. Hundreds of diverse and unique recreational, ecological, cultural, and historic destinations are pinpointed, including many hidden gems, such as Islamic and Jewish sacred sites, churches, mosques, archeological site, beaches, hotels, hostels, airports and harbors. A clearly marked network of both primary and...

" "Jerusalem"] is a small miracle: concise, even-handed, highly particular." "The Guardian"
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"Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City" is the acclaimed graphic memoirist Guy Delisle's strongest work yet, a thoughtful and moving travelogue about life in contemporary Jerusalem. Delisle expertly lays the groundwork for a cultural road map of the Holy City, utilizing the classic "stranger in a strange land" point of view that made his other books required reading for understanding what daily life is like in cities few are able to travel to. "Jerusalem" explores the complexities of a...

For centuries travelers have been drawn to the stunning and mysterious Dead Sea and Jordan River, a region which is unlike any other on earth in its religious and historical significance. In this exceptionally engaging and readable book, Barbara Kreiger chronicles the natural and human history of these storied bodies of water, drawing on accounts by travelers, pilgrims, and explorers from ancient times to the present. She conveys the blend of spiritual, touristic, and scientific motivations that have driven exploration and describes the modern exploitation of the lake and the surrounding...

For centuries travelers have been drawn to the stunning and mysterious Dead Sea and Jordan River, a region which is unlike any other on earth in its religious and historical significance. In this exceptionally engaging and readable book, Barbara Kreiger chronicles the natural and human history of these storied bodies of water, drawing on accounts by travelers, pilgrims, and explorers from ancient times to the present. She conveys the blend of spiritual, touristic, and scientific motivations that have driven exploration and describes the modern exploitation of the lake and the surrounding...

In The Holy Land for Christian Travelers, John A. Beck provides a guide to the Holy Land for Christians with explanations of the biblical significance of important...

Israelis Drive Anything is a book of photos of Israelis driving anything they can find or make. "I do not know why or how these vehicles exist," says IDA creator Nate Fish. "I could tell you it's because cars are expensive in Israel, or chalk it up to mental illness, but it's more than that. It's probably best to just show you the images and let you figure it out yourself." Israelis Drive Anything includes selections from over 500 original images and captions. It is a blend of sociology and sarcasm. The simple format is reminscient in tone and style of Vice...

Learning to read a language with a foreign alphabet can be an intimidating challenge. Even before you can start to study the vocabulary and grammar, you must first decipher this strange new script.

But learning a new alphabet does not have to be so difficult.

Other language courses start by showing a table of the alphabet and then immediately proceed to dialogues and grammatical descriptions. This is not the ideal way to teach a foreign alphabet, and this approach causes many students to get frustrated and give up before they start.

Instead of...