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- Young Tel Aviv: A Tale of Two Cities
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Brandeis University Press
- Series: The Schusterman Series in Israel Studies
summary
Practical Zionism in the Mandate era (1920–1948) is usually associated with agricultural settlements (kibbutzim), organized socialist workers, and the creation of a formal high culture. This book fills a gap in historical research by presenting a different type of practical Zionism in Jewish Palestine—urban, middle-class, and created by popular and informal daily practices. While research on Tel Aviv has so far been confined to “positivist” historical description or focused nostalgically on local myths, Helman’s book reconstructs and analyzes the city’s formative decades on various levels, juxtaposing historical reality with cultural images and ideological doctrines. Topics include the city’s physical portrait, major public events, consumer culture, patterns of leisure and entertainment, and urban subcultures.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-10
- Chapter 1 | Portrait of a City
- pp. 11-44
- Chapter 2 | Public Events
- pp. 45-76
- Chapter 3 | Tel Aviv's Consumer Culture
- pp. 77-104
- Chapter 4 | Entertainment and Leisure
- pp. 105-130
- Conclusion
- pp. 155-164
- References
- pp. 185-206
Additional Information
ISBN
9781584658900
Related ISBN(s)
9781584658931, 9781611683370
MARC Record
OCLC
681747166
Pages
228
Launched on MUSE
2012-06-08
Language
English
Open Access
No