Title: Child in Jerusalem (Illustrated Edition)
Author: Felicity Ashbee
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN-10: 0815608721
ISBN-13: 9780815608721
Language: English
Pages: 166
Dimensions: 24 x 16 cm
Publication Date: 2008
Genre: Memoir, Middle Eastern History, Cultural History
Condition: Good
Description:
Child in Jerusalem is a vivid memoir recounting life in post–First World War Jerusalem through the eyes of a young English girl between 1919 and 1923. Felicity Ashbee captures daily life during the transition from Ottoman rule to British occupation, blending a child’s perspective with rich historical context. As the daughter of Charles Robert Ashbee—a key figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement—the memoir also reflects artistic restoration efforts and the city’s fragile coexistence of faiths and cultures. Nostalgic yet insightful, the book offers a unique window into a pivotal moment in Jerusalem’s history.
Title: Child in Jerusalem (Illustrated Edition)
Author: Felicity Ashbee
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN-10: 0815608721
ISBN-13: 9780815608721
Language: English
Pages: 166
Dimensions: 24 x 16 cm
Publication Date: 2008
Genre: Memoir, Middle Eastern History, Cultural History
Condition: Good
Description:
Child in Jerusalem is a vivid memoir recounting life in post–First World War Jerusalem through the eyes of a young English girl between 1919 and 1923. Felicity Ashbee captures daily life during the transition from Ottoman rule to British occupation, blending a child’s perspective with rich historical context. As the daughter of Charles Robert Ashbee—a key figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement—the memoir also reflects artistic restoration efforts and the city’s fragile coexistence of faiths and cultures. Nostalgic yet insightful, the book offers a unique window into a pivotal moment in Jerusalem’s history.
