In the Land of the Patriarchs : : Design and Contestation in West Bank Settlements / / Noam Shoked.

An on-the-ground account of the design and evolution of West Bank settlements, showing how one of the world's most contested landscapes was produced by unexpected conflicts and collaborations among widely divergent actors. Since capturing the West Bank in 1967, Israel has overseen the construct...

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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:Lateral Exchanges: Architecture, Urban Development, and Transnational Practices
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Physical Description:1 online resource (400 p.) :; 69 b&w photos, 89 b&w illustrations, 2 maps
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Summary:An on-the-ground account of the design and evolution of West Bank settlements, showing how one of the world's most contested landscapes was produced by unexpected conflicts and collaborations among widely divergent actors. Since capturing the West Bank in 1967, Israel has overseen the construction of scores of settlements across the territory's rocky hilltops. The settlements are part of a fierce political conflict. But they are not just hotly contested political ventures. They are also something more everyday: residential architectural projects. In the Land of the Patriarchs is an on-the-ground account of the design and evolution of West Bank settlements. Noam Shoked shows how settlements have been shaped not only by the decisions of military generals, high-profile politicians, and prominent architects but also by a wide range of actors, including real estate developers, environmental consultants, amateur archeologists, and Israelis who felt unserved by the country's housing system. The patterns of design and construction they have inspired reflect competing worldviews and aesthetic visions, as well as everyday practices not typically associated with the politics of the Israeli occupation. Revealing the role played by pragmatic choices and contingent circumstances in the formation of what appears to be a deliberately ideological landscape, Shoked demonstrates how unpredictable the transformation of political passion into brick and mortar can be.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781477327852
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Noam Shoked.