Aharon Kellerman 
Society and Settlement [PDF ebook] 
Jewish Land of Israel in the Twentieth Century

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Preface

1. 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

Part 1: Transitions in the Priorities of Zionist Objectives and in Their Geographical Implementation

2. Pre-State Ideological Settlement Activity

Introduction
Zionist Objectives: Territory, Population, Mode of Life
The Cooperative Settlement: 1908-1936
The Cooperative Settlement: 1936-1948

3. Ideological Settlement Activity Since 1948

Between Village and Development Town: 1948-1957
The Development Towns: 1948-1961
The Development Towns: 1961-1987
A New Territorial Challenge: The West Bank and Gaza
Summary and Conclusions

Part 2: Jerusalem and Tel Aviv: Conflict Through Complementarity

4. Incubation and Formation of a Capital City and a Core Area

Introduction
Geographical-Historical Roots
An Eternal Capital versus a Young Core

5. 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

6. The North

Periphery and Frontier
Frontiers and Peripheries in Israel: A General Discussion
The Valleys
The Galilee
Haifa

7. The South

The Negev
Summary and Conclusions

8. Society and Settlement in the Jewish Land of Israel: Past, Present, and Future

Incubation
Formation
Maturation
Turbulence
What Next?

References

Index

Aaron Kellerman is Professor of Geography at the University of Haifa, Israel.