Title Society and settlement : Jewish land of Israel in the twentieth century / Aharon Kellerman

Published Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1993

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 321 pages) : illustrations, maps Series SUNY series in Israeli studies SUNY series in Israeli studies. Contents Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Preface -- Setting the Scene -- Approaches to the Study of Settlement Processes in Geography -- A Framework for the Study of Settlement Processes in the Land of Israel -- Conclusion -- Contents -- Part 1: Transitions in the Priorities of Zionist Objectives and in Their Geographical Implementation -- Pre-State Ideological Settlement Activity -- Introduction -- Zionist Objectives: Territory, Population, Mode of Life -- The Cooperative Settlement: 1908-1936 The Cooperative Settlement: 1936-1948 -- Ideological Settlement Activity Since 1948 -- Between Village and Development Town: 1948-1957 -- Between Village and Development Town: 1948-1957 -- The Development Towns: 1948-1961 -- The Development Towns: 1961-1987 -- Summary and Conclusions -- Part 2: Jerusalem and Tel Aviv: Conflict Through Complementarity -- Incubation and Formation of a Capital City and a Core Area -- Introduction -- Geographical-Historical Roots -- An Eternal Capital versus a Young Core -- Cultural and Economic Characteristics of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Jaffa: Differences and Struggle -- Economic Specializations in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem -- Summary and Conclusions -- Part 3: Frontiers and Peripheries in Israel -- The North -- Periphery and Frontier -- Frontiers and Peripheries in Israel: A General Discussion -- The Valleys -- The Galilee -- Haifa -- The South -- The Negev -- Summary and Conclusions -- Society and Settlement in the Jewish Land of Israel: Past, Present, and Future -- Incubation -- Formation -- Maturation -- Turbulence -- What Next? -- Back Matter -- References -- Index -- Back Cover Summary Annotation Scrutinzes the interrelationships between Jewish spatial organization and social structure and change in Palestine/Israel. Kellerman (geography, U. of Haifa) analyzes the development of nationwide and regional settlements and reasons for spatial and territorial choices such as cooperative villages. He uncovers the extreme differences between old and new in Jewish settlement patterns and discusses the implications for cultural development, economic functions, urban spirit, and international status in evolving Israeli society. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-301) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Zionism -- History Land settlement -- Palestine Agriculture, Cooperative -- Palestine Kibbutzim. Land settlement -- Israel New towns -- Israel POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development. Agriculture, Cooperative Boundaries Kibbutzim Land settlement New towns Zionism SUBJECT Jerusalem. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81126877 Tel Aviv (Israel) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79066414 Israel -- Boundaries. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2005003495 Subject Israel Israel -- Tel Aviv Middle East -- Jerusalem Middle East -- Palestine Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0585067686 9780585067681 9780791412954 0791412954 9780791412961 0791412962

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