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‘Fox is always lucid, and his observations are counterpointed by a fine, dry sense of humour. Oscure Kingdoms succeeds best as a study of obsession... Since we can no longer travel further than our predecessors, today’s travellers must journey deeper. In this, Edward Fox admirably succeeds.’ Katie Hickman, TLS
‘Stylish, informative and very funny... One looks forward to Fox’s next book with great relish.’ A.C. Grayling, Financial Times
Part travelogue, part true-thriller, Edward Fox’s brilliantly original book investigates the murder of a US archaeologist on the West Bank in 1992 and opens up the Palestinian world he served – a Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil of Palestine and the West Bank.
On 19 January 1992, Dr Albert Glock – US citizen, archaeologist and Director of Archaeology at Bir Zeit University in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was murdered by an assassin. Two bullets to the heart. The witness statements were confused, the autopsy inadequate. The police took three hours to arrive at the scene, from their HQ ten minutes away.
Who killed Albert Glock? The Palestinians blamed the Israelis, the Israelis blamed an inter-departmental feud at the university, or extreme Palestinian groups. But those close to Bir Zeit, to the political situation on the West Bank, had a simple line of advice: 'Look to the archaeology,' they repeated. 'Look to the archaeology.'
For Albert Glock had started to uncover truths about the distant Palestinian past which Israel found uncomfortable. For Israel, Palestine was a country without a people – for a people without a country. Now Glock, through his archaeological finds, was showing that their version was flawed. He was publishing papers about the ancient traditions and settlements throughout Palestine, and discovering hugely significant facts about the ancient Palestinian way of life. Glock had given up a glittering career to teach at Palestine's beleaguered, besieged and underfunded university which faced closure at worst, and curfew at best – daily.
Edward Fox's extraordinary book weaves together the story of Glock's murder with the history of biblical archaeology and the brutal, Byzantine politics of the intifada . It is written as a true-life thriller which opens up the Palestine in which Glock lived and worked, the people he knew and the turbulent politics of the middle east. The book shows how history and archaeology become as politically charged as nuclear war in arenas of territorial, cultural, religious conflict. This is brilliantly original writing and compelling storytelling quite unlike any other work yet published on the Middle East.
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Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. On 19 January 1992, Dr Albert Glock - a US citizen, archaeologist and Director of Archaeology at Bir Zeit University in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was murdered by an assassin. Two bullets to the heart. The witness statements were confused, the autopsy inadequate. The police took three hours to arrive at the scene, from their HQ ten minutes away. Who killed Albert Glock? The Palestinians blamed the Israelis, the Israelis blamed an inter-departmental feud at the university, or extreme Palestinian groups. But those close to Bir Zeit, to the political situation on the West Bank, had a simple line of advice: "Look to the archaeology", they repeated. "Look to the archaeology". For Albert Glock had started to uncover truths about the distant Palestinian past which Israel found uncomfortable. For Israel, Palestine was a country without a people - for a people without a country. Now Glock, through his archaeological finds, was showing that their version was flawed. He was publishing papers about the ancient traditions and settlements throughout Palestine, and discovering hugely significant facts about the ancient Palestinian way of life. Glock had given up a glittering career to teach at Palestine's beleagured, beseiged and underfunded university which faced closure at worst, and curfew at best - daily. Edward Fox's book weaves together the story of Glock's murder with the history of biblical archaeology and the brutal, Byzantine politics of the intifada . It is written as a true-life thriller which opens up the Palestine in which Glock lived and worked, the people he knew and the turbulent politics of the middle east. The book shows how history and archaeology become as politically charged as nuclear war in arenas of territorial, cultural, religous conflict. Part travelogue, part true-thriller, Edward Fox's work investigates the murder of a US archaeologist on the West Bank in 1992 and opens up the Palestinian world he served - a midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil of Palestine and the West Bank. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR003550420
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Librería: Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag, Amsterdam, Holanda
Condición: very good. London : HarperCollins, 2001. Hardcover. Dustjacket. Vii, 277 p. ; 24 cm. Revised edition of: Sacred geography. - Part travelogue, part true-thriller, Edward Fox's book investigates the murder of a US archaeologist on the West Bank in 1992 and opens up the Palestinian world he served - a world where Glock's archaelogical findings threatened the ideas about the ancient and Palestinian way of life. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780002556071. Keywords : MIDDLE-EAST, Palestine. Nº de ref. del artículo: 108829
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Librería: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. First edition. First printing. Numbers are printed inside, 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. Nº de ref. del artículo: 046052
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Librería: Libereso, Amsterdam, Holanda
Hardcover with dustjacket. Minimal wear. Some yellowing of paper. Dustjacket minimal wear. No notes/underlining. 277 pp. Nº de ref. del artículo: 218932902
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Librería: Fireside Bookshop, Stroud, GLOS, Reino Unido
Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Type: Book Part history,part true-crime story,Palestine Twilight weaves the facts of Glock's murder with the history of biblical archaeology,and the brutal febrile politics of the intifada.277pp. Nº de ref. del artículo: 046168
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Librería: Attic Books, Cheltenham, GLOS, Reino Unido
Publisher's Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. - 240 mm. Cloth hardcover, titling to spine. Pp. ix, 277. Mild rubbing and edge wear to DJ. Overall, VG / VG. Nº de ref. del artículo: 002522
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Librería: Books Written By (PBFA Member), Northampton, NTH, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Black boards with silver lettering to the spine. Pictorial unclipped dust jacket, now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions. 283pp, clean and bright pages throughout. A very good tight copy. Pub No's 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. (Any digital image available on request). Nº de ref. del artículo: 017016
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Librería: Stephen Wilkinson Fine Books, Near Ventnor, Isle of Wight, IOW, Reino Unido
First Edition: Hardback, black bds., silver titles, 155 x 240 mm., 600 grms., 277 pp., with Index, photograph of Albert Glock on prelim, original photographic dw., unclipped, Fine/Fine copy. Nº de ref. del artículo: 6509
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Librería: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Nº de ref. del artículo: think_very_0002556073
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Librería: Anytime Books, London, Reino Unido
Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. The 1992 murder of the biblical archaeologist. Unread. Shelf wear. Browned. Nº de ref. del artículo: 002241
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