×


 x 

Shopping cart
6%OFFTali Hatuka - Violent Acts and Urban Space in Contemporary Tel Aviv: Revisioning Moments - 9780292728820 - V9780292728820
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Violent Acts and Urban Space in Contemporary Tel Aviv: Revisioning Moments

€ 26.99
€ 25.29
You save € 1.70!
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Violent Acts and Urban Space in Contemporary Tel Aviv: Revisioning Moments paperback. An examination of the effects of violence on an urban center and how it shapes both the physical and cultural landscape of a city Series: Jewish Life, History, and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 85 b&w photos, 10 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTB; JFFE; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.

Violent acts over the past fifteen years have profoundly altered civil rituals, cultural identity, and the meaning of place in Tel Aviv. Three events in particular have shed light on the global rule of urban space in the struggle for territory, resources, and power: the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin in 1995 in the city council square; the suicidal bombing at the Dolphinarium Discothèque along the shoreline in 2001; and bombings in the Neve Shaanan neighborhood in 2003.

Tali Hatuka uses an interdisciplinary framework of urban theory and sociopolitical theory to shed light on the discourse regarding violent ... Read more

Perhaps the most valuable contribution of this book is its critical assessment of the current Israeli reality, which is affected by violent events that continually alter the everyday life of its citizens. Although these events have been widely publicized by the media, there is scant literature focusing on their impact on the urban spaces where people live and meet. In addition, Hatuka shows how sociopolitical events become crucial defining moments in contemporary lived experience, allowing us to examine universal questions about the way democracy, ideology, and memory are manifested in the city.

Show Less

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Jewish Life, History, and Culture
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292728820
SKU
V9780292728820
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Tali Hatuka
Tali Hatuka is Lecturer and head of the Laboratory for Contemporary Urban Design in the Department of Geography and Human Environment at Tel Aviv University. She was previously the Fulbright and Marie Curie European Community Research Fellow in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT.

Reviews for Violent Acts and Urban Space in Contemporary Tel Aviv: Revisioning Moments

Goodreads reviews for Violent Acts and Urban Space in Contemporary Tel Aviv: Revisioning Moments


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!