First English Translation of Ballobar Diary in New Book

Friday, March 30, 2012 - 11:02 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The new book, "Jerusalem in World War I: The Palestine Diary of a European Diplomat," is the first English translation of the diary of Spanish counsel Conde de Ballobar. The book, by Western Illinois University Assistant History Professor Roberto Mazza, gleans the recorded events Ballobar witnessed as well as his experiences and insights into late Ottoman Jerusalem. His diary also included a detailed account of local churches battles to control the city's holy sites, the spread of Zionism and the establishment of British rule.

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