This book scrutinizes the interrelationships between Jewish spatial organization and social structure and change in Palestine/Israel. Kellerman 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 the old and the new in Jewish settlement patterns, and discusses the implications for cultural development, economic functions, urban spirit, and international status in evolving Israeli society.
Cuprins
Tables
Figures
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
Despre autor
Aaron Kellerman is Professor of Geography at the University of Haifa, Israel.