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Tel Aviv
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Tel Aviv

Mythography of a City
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CHF52.90

Beschreibung

Founded in 1909 as a "garden suburb" of the Mediterranean port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv soon became a model of Jewish self-rule and was celebrated as a jewel in the crown of Hebrew revival. Over time the city has transformed into a lively metropolis, renowned for its architecture and culture, openness and vitality. A young city about to celebrate its 100th anniversity, the mythic Tel Aviv continues to represent a fundamental idea that transcends the physical texture of the city and the everyday experiences of its residents.Combining historical research and cultural analysis, Maoz Azaryahu explores the different myths that have been part of the vernacular and perception of the city. He relates Tel Aviv's mythology to its physicality through buildings, streets, personal experiences, and municipal policies. With critical insight, he evaluates specific myths and their propagation in the spheres of both official and popular culture.Azaryahu explores three distinct stages in the history of the mythic Tel Aviv: "The First Hebrew City" assesses Tel Aviv as Zionist vision and seed of the actual city; "Non-Stop City" depicts trendy, global post-Zionist Tel Aviv; and "The White City" describes Tel Aviv's architectural landscape, created in the 1930s and imbued with nostalgia and local prestige. Tel Aviv: Mythography of a City will appeal to urban geographers, cultural historians, scholars of myth, and students of Israeli society and culture.
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-8156-3129-3
ProduktartBuch
EinbandGebunden
Erscheinungsdatum01.12.2006
Seiten328 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 157 mm, Höhe 235 mm, Dicke 24 mm
Gewicht687 g
Artikel-Nr.3065791
KatalogBuchzentrum
Datenquelle-Nr.2494446
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Autor

Maoz Azaryahu is a professor of cultural geography at the University of Haifa in Israel. His research includes the cultural and historical geographies of public memory, and the cultural history of places and landscapes. He is the author of State Cults. Celebrating Independence and Commemorating the Fallen in Israel 1948-1956, Namesakes: History and Politics of Street Naming in Israel (both in Hebrew). He is also the co-author of Narrating Space / Spatializing Narrative: Where narrative theory and geography meet and a co-editor of The Political Life of Urban Streetscapes: Naming, Politics and Place.