Settling for less : the planned resettlement of Israel's Negev Bedouin / Steven C. Dinero.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dinero, Steven C.

Contributor:

Knowledge Unlatched, Funder.

Series:

Space and place ; v. 3.

Space and place ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bedouins--Israel--Śegev Shalom.

Bedouins.

Migration, Internal--Israel--Negev.

Migration, Internal.

Planned communities--Israel--Śegev Shalom.

Planned communities.

Śegev Shalom (Israel).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2010.

New York Oxford Berghahn Books, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The resettlement of the Negev Bedouin (Israel) has been wrought with controversy since its inception in the 1960s. Presenting evidence from a two-decade period, the author addresses how the changes that took place over the past sixty to seventy years have served the needs and interests of the State rather than those of Bedouin community at large. While town living fostered improvements in social and economic development, numerous unintended consequences jeopardized the success of this planning initiative. As a result, the Bedouin community endured excessive hardship and rapid change, abandonin

Contents:

Planning in the Negev Bedouin sector

Segev Shalom

background and community profile

Planning, service provision, and development in Segev Shalom

Health and education

Negev Bedouin identity/ies development in Segev Shalom

The resettled Bedouin woman

Bedouin tourism development planning in the new economy

a city on the edge of forever?.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

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ISBN:

9781789201093

1789201098

9781845459826

1845459822

OCLC:

733040242

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access