Israel has one of the most extensive and highly developed hiking
trail systems of any country in the world. Millions of hikers use
the trails every year during holiday breaks, on mandatory school
trips, and for recreational hikes. Walking the Land offers the
first scholarly exploration of this unique trail system. Featuring
more than ten thousand kilometers of trails, marked with hundreds
of thousands of colored blazes, the trail system crisscrosses
Israeli-controlled territory, from the country's farthest borders
to its densest metropolitan areas. The thousand-kilometer Israel
National Trail crosses the country from north to south. Hiking,
trails, and the ubiquitous three-striped trail blazes appear
everywhere in Israeli popular culture; they are the subjects of
news articles, radio programs, television shows, best-selling
novels, government debates, and even national security speeches.
Yet the trail system is almost completely unknown to the millions
of foreign tourists who visit every year and has been largely
unstudied by scholars of Israel. Walking the Land explores the many
ways that Israel's hiking trails are significant to its history,
national identity, and conservation efforts.
General
Imprint: |
Indiana University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Perspectives on Israel Studies |
Release date: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Shay Rabineau
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-253-06454-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-253-06454-6 |
Barcode: |
9780253064547 |
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