Constructing a sense of place
Subtitle: architecture and the Zionist discourse
By: edited by Haim Yacobi.
Contributors: Yacobi, Haim.
Series: Design and the built environment series
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Aldershot; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
Subjects: City planning -- Israel.; Architecture -- Israel.; Zionism -- Philosophy.; Jews -- Israel -- Identity.; National characteristics, Israeli.
Other titles: Architecture and the Zionist discourse.
Description: "The book first of all sets out the wider context of theoretical debates concerning the role of architecture in the process of constructing a sense of place then divides into six main sections. The book not only provides an innovative new perspective on how the Israeli state had developed, but also sheds light on how architecture shapes national identity in any post-colonial and settler state."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.