INDEX

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. MAPS xi
5. ABBREVIATIONS xii
6. NOTE ON THE TEXT xiii
7. INTRODUCTION: A PLACE OF MANY CONTRADICTIONS 1
8. CHAPTER ONE. A HARSH BUT WELCOMING SITE 9
9. CHAPTER TWO. A SITE OF GOD 37
10. CHAPTER THREE. A SITE OF WEALTH, WAR AND REFUGE 69
11. CHAPTER FOUR. A SITE OF DECLINE, NEW BEGINNINGS AND MYTHS 105
12. CHAPTER FIVE. A SITE OF SCIENCE, EXPLORATION AND DIVERGING NORMS 131
13. CHAPTER SIX. A SITE OF EXTRACTION, CONFLICT AND WATER SCARCITY 163
14. CHAPTER SEVEN. A SITE OF RUIN, BEAUTY, HEALTH AND HOPE 199
15. EPILOGUE: A HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE BELEAGUERED DEAD SEA 223
16. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 231
17. TIMELINE 235
18. NOTES 241
19. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 269
20. INDEX 279