Description
Book Synopsis 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, abandoning its nomadic lifestyle and traditions in response to the economic, political, and social pressure from the State—and received very little in return.
Trade Review "This is an excellent study of an important and timely topic that is of relevance not only for the people involved but for the wider areas of Israel and the Arab world. It is a comprehensive detailed description and analysis of a process of change and transformation that started in 1948 and continues until the present." · Donald AbdAllah Cole, The American University in Cairo
"The author is a geographer interested in town planning, who also has a solid grounding in anthropology. Two things make the book very attractive: that it is totally focused on town planning, and that the fieldwork was spread out over a decade which permitted the author to concentrate on the frequent changes in the plans and in their implementation." · Emanuel Marx, Tel Aviv University
Table of Contents List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Preface
Acknowledgements
Note on Arabic and Hebrew Transliteration and Translations
Chapter 1. Planning in the Negev Bedouin Sector
Chapter 2. Segev Shalom—Background and Community Profile
Chapter 3. Planning, Service Provision, and Development in Segev Shalom
Chapter 4. Health and Education
Chapter 5. Negev Bedouin Identity/ies Development in Segev Shalom
Chapter 6. The Resettled Bedouin Woman
Chapter 7. Bedouin Tourism Development Planning in the New Economy
Chapter 8. Segev Shalom - A City on the Edge of Forever?
Postscript
Bibliography
Index
