Normalizing Occupation: The Politics of Everyday Life in the West Bank Settlements Contributor(s): Handel, Ariel (Editor), Allegra, Marco (Editor), Maggor, Erez (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253024889 ISBN-13: 9780253024886 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Social Science | Regional Studies |
Dewey: 956.953 |
LCCN: 2016025307 |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 234 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Arabic |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Controversy surrounds Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, and the radical national and religious agendas at play there have come to define the area in the minds of many. This study, however, provides an alternative framework for understanding the process of normalization in the life of Jewish residents. Considering a wider range of historical and structural factors in which the colonization of the West Bank developed it allows placing its origins and everyday reality into a wider perspective. The works collected consider the transformation of the landscape, the patterns of relationships shared by the region's residents, Palestinian and Jewish alike, and the lasting effects of Israel's settlement policy. Stressed in particular are such factors as urban planning, rising inequality and the retreat of the welfare state, and the changing political economy of industry and employment. In doing so, the authors collected here provide new insight into the integration and segregation processes that are an integral part of the broader historical trends shaping Israel/Palestine. |