Planted Flags: Trees, Land, and Law in Israel/Palestine

by Irus Braverman

Book Overview

Planted Flags tells an extraordinary story about the mundane uses of law and landscape in the war between Israelis and Palestinians. The book is structured around the two dominant tree landscapes in Israel/Palestine: pine forests and olive groves. The pine tree, which is usually associated with the Zionist project of afforesting the Promised Land, is contrasted with the olive tree, which Palestinians identify as a symbol of their longtime connection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110769227X
• ISBN13: 9781107692275
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"