Young Tel Aviv : a tale of two cities / Anat Helman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Helman.

Contributor:

Anat..

Series:

Schusterman series in Israel studies.

The Schusterman series in Israel studies

Standardized Title:

Or ṿe-yam hiḳifuha. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tel Aviv (Israel)--History.

Tel Aviv (Israel).

Tel Aviv (Israel)--Description and travel.

Tel Aviv (Israel)--Social life and customs--20th century.

Tel Aviv (Israel)--Economic conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1版.

Place of Publication:

Hanover : University Press of New England, 2010.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Portrait of a city

Public events

Tel Aviv's consumer culture

Entertainment and leisure

Subcultures in the first Hebrew city.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

1-282-89568-0

9786612895685

1-58465-890-8

OCLC:

681747166