Noam Shoked's Books

In the Land of the Patriarchs

Design and Contestation in West Bank Settlements

By: Noam Shoked

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

In the Land of the Patriarchs

Design and Contestation in West Bank Settlements

By: Noam Shoked

An account of the design of West Bank settlements from 1967, when housing settlements were still an abstract idea, to the present, when they have become hotly contested. It addresses the complicated relationship between politics and the built environment and questions assumptions about politics and the built environment. The author looks closely at five settlements-Hebron, Ofra, Nofim, Beitar Illit, and Pnei Kedem-to analyze the settlement movement, the country Israel has become since 1967, and, more broadly, "the production of space in sites of political conflict." For Shoked, the role of contingency is key: government policy shaped the design of settlements, but so too did other actors. As Shoked writes, "the analytic categories of expert and user, above and below, frequently dissolve in the unfolding process of design, construction, and inhabitation.""--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

308

Publisher

University of Texas Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1477328548

ISBN 13

9781477328545

In the Land of the Patriarchs

Design and Contestation in West Bank Settlements

By: Noam Shoked

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

In the Land of the Patriarchs

Design and Contestation in West Bank Settlements

By: Noam Shoked

An on-the-ground account of the design and evolution of West Bank settlements, showing how one of the world’s most contested landscapes was produced by unexpected conflicts and collaborations among widely divergent actors. Since capturing the West Bank in 1967, Israel has overseen the construction of scores of settlements across the territory’s rocky hilltops. The settlements are part of a fierce political conflict. But they are not just hotly contested political ventures. They are also something more everyday: residential architectural projects. In the Land of the Patriarchsis an on-the-ground account of the design and evolution of West Bank settlements. Noam Shoked shows how settlements have been shaped not only by the decisions of military generals, high-profile politicians, and prominent architects but also by a wide range of actors, including real estate developers, environmental consultants, amateur archeologists, and Israelis who feel unserved by the country’s housing system. The patterns of design and construction they have inspired reflect competing worldviews and aesthetic visions, as well as everyday practices not typically associated with the politics of the Israeli occupation. Revealing the pragmatic choices and contingent circumstances that drive what appears to be a deliberately ideological landscape, Shoked demonstrates how unpredictable the transformation of political passion into brick and mortar can be.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

399

Publisher

University of Texas Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

147732786X

ISBN 13

9781477327869

The Ninja and the Pastor

By: Noam Cohen,Deborah Cohen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Ninja and the Pastor

By: Noam Cohen,Deborah Cohen

This is the story of a Jewish man's journey to seek truth and to finally find it in his Messiah, Yeshua (Jesus), with the help of an American pastor named Deborah. And it is a story of romance after the shock, grief and trauma of divorce. The Ninja and the Pastor met and were healed together as they walked in His Way.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

117

Published Date

ISBN 10

1935769340

ISBN 13

9781935769347

Book's by Noam Shoked

In the Land of the Patriarchs

In the Land of the Patriarchs

In the Land of the Patriarchs

In the Land of the Patriarchs

The Ninja and the Pastor

The Ninja and the Pastor

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email