{"product_id":"selling-jerusalem-relics-replicas-theme-parks-paperback","title":"Selling Jerusalem: Relics, Replicas, Theme Parks - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnabel Jane Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerusalem currently stands at the center of a violent controversy that threatens the stability of both the Middle East and the world. This volatility, observes Annabel Jane Wharton, is only the most recent manifestation of a centuries-old obsession with the control of the Holy City-military occupation and pilgrimage being two familiar forms of \"ownership.\" Wharton makes the innovative argument here that the West has also sought to possess Jerusalem by acquiring its representations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From relics of the True Cross and Templar replicas of the Holy Sepulchre to Franciscan recreations of the Passion to nineteenth-century mass-produced prints and contemporary theme parks, Wharton describes the evolving forms by which the city has been possessed in the West. She also maps those changing embodiments of the Holy City against shifts in the western market. From the gift-and-barter economy of the early Middle Ages to contemporary globalization, both money and the representations of Jerusalem have become progressively incorporeal, abstract, illusionistic, and virtual. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelling Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e offers a penetrating introduction to the explosive combination of piety and capital at work in religious objects and global politics. It is sure to interest students and scholars of art history, economic history, popular culture, religion, and architecture, as well as those who want to better understand Jerusalem's problematic place in history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnabel Jane Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e is the William B. Hamilton Professor and Director of Graduate Studies for Art History at Duke University. She edits the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and has written several books, among them \u003ci\u003eBuilding the Cold War: Hilton International Hotels and Modern Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9.98 x 7.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47278228472057,"sku":"9780226894225","price":88.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dWNzOUllcG5pKzB3U2ROeERBMmhIdz09.webp?v=1769007521","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/selling-jerusalem-relics-replicas-theme-parks-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}