Zionism and Free Enterprise - The Story of Private Entrepreneurs in Citrus Plantations in Palestine in the 1920s and 1930s (Hardcover)

Irit Amit-Cohen explores the riddle behind disappearing citrus orchards and plantations from Israel's coastal scenery. The book reveals the biographies of entrepreneurs who came to Palestine in the 1920s and 1930s. Exposing the uniqueness of the plantation companies, describing the figures involved in them and analyzing their contribution to forming Palestine's settlement landscape in the British Mandate period, this book relates the intimate narrative of settlements which were built as temporary structures, but still leave lasting imprints on the landscape.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Israel Studies in Historical Geography
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Irit Amit-Cohen
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	211
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-028806-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Rural communities Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	3-11-028806-0
Barcode:	9783110288063

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