{"product_id":"nine-quarters-of-jerusalem-a-new-biography-of-the-old-city-9781635423341","title":"Nine Quarters of Jerusalem: A New Biography of the Old City","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis unique, absorbing biography of Jerusalem brings to light its overlooked histories and diverse contemporary voices.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Jerusalem, what you see and what is true are two different things. The Old City has never had \"four quarters\" as its maps proclaim. And beyond the crush and frenzy of its major religious sites, many of its quarters are little known to visitors, its people ignored and their stories untold. \u003ci\u003eNine Quarters of Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e lets the communities of the Old City speak for themselves. Ranging from ancient past to political present, it evokes the city's depth and cultural diversity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Matthew Teller's highly original \"biography\" features the Old City's Palestinian and Jewish communities, but also spotlights its Indian and African populations, its Greek and Armenian and Syriac cultures, its downtrodden Dom Gypsy families, and its Sufi mystics. It discusses the sources of Jerusalem's holiness and the ideas--often startlingly secular--that have shaped lives within its walls. It is an evocation of place through story, led by the voices of Jerusalemites.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635423341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Matthew Teller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42289536565429,"sku":"9781635423341","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a0ff550d-b31e-4fc5-8b52-b69fb16c7877.jpg?v=1658201118","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nine-quarters-of-jerusalem-a-new-biography-of-the-old-city-9781635423341","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}