Violent Acts and Urban Space in Contemporary Tel Aviv: Revisioning Moments

by Tali Hatuka

Book Overview

Violent acts over the past fifteen years have profoundly altered civil rituals, cultural identity, and the meaning of place in Tel Aviv. Three events in particular have shed light on the global rule of urban space in the struggle for territory, resources, and power: the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin in 1995 in the city council square; the suicidal bombing at the Dolphinarium Discoth que along the shoreline in 2001; and bombings in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292728824
• ISBN13: 9780292728820
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"