Minutes. Thank you. [applause] good to have everybody out this afternoon. Weve got a distinguished conversation here with my professor, married terry, university of pennsylvania. [applause] barber ran speed, author of the biography on another of his vonda roseman. And the author of a new biography of rosa parks. [applause] would we know about rosa parks . I wanted to start with november 271955. Rosa parks came to a meeting at dexter avenue got this church to hear. Tm howard talk about the recent acquittal of the two killers of evansville. Dr. King introduced at me again. Howard was there to spread the word. Howard had been one of the key organizers in trying to get even a child of those two men. After those two not have been a way to, was on a tour through the countries that spread the word and to continue the organizing after the travesty have had a as the two men who had lynched emmett till have been found not guilty. So this is november 27, 1955. Rizal park sits there and he is talk
Now from london book tv interviewed robert beck, the current state of the publishing industry. The art of evaluating others writing, and the worldwide importance of the englishlanguage. This is about a halfhour. And youre watching book tv on cspan2. And we are in london talking with british authors and joining us now is author and historian whose most recent Nonfiction Book is jerusalem the biography. If i may start with a you have in the front of your book. This is it. Jerusalem is an old nymphomaniac to squeezes lover after lover to death before shrugging him off with a yawn. A black widow who devours are made while they are still penetrating her. What does that mean . Well, very wittily captures the fascination. Such a magnetic draw to overrun the world but especially to me. Jerusalem is a lens through which you can write a history of the middle east. History of the world almost. The exciting thing about it has just been conquered by but every single race civilization you care to me
Youre watching book tv on span 2. We are in london talking with British Authority ors and joining us now is author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore whose most recent Nonfiction Book is jerusalem the biography. Mr. Simon sebag montefiore. If i may start with the quote that you have in the front of the book. From amos oz. This is the quote. Jerusalem is an old anymore for maniac that squeezes lover area lover. A black widow to devour their mate as still pain traiting her. What does that mean, why include that . That is a kafg the fascination of jerusalem. And how jerusalem has a magnetic draw to everyone in the world andal to especially to me. Why i wanted to write this book. Jerusalem is a lens of which you can write the history in the middle east. To the world almost. And the exciting thing about it is that it has been conquered about every single civilization that you care to mention. The romans back loanians and greeks. On to the great. Going up to the turks. British and israelis