Geography & Environmental Studies

Translated from the original English version, this book focuses on design in general and geodesign in particular

This volume explores the KKL and its impact on the geographic and cultural / symbolic space of the land of Israel, and the historical geography of the Lower Galilee from the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century.

Dealing with the cultural politics of the creation of colonial urban space, this book is a special contribution to the study of the history of European urbanism outside Europe.

A study of the phenomenon of cooperation between Jews and Arabs in the municipality of Haifa during the British Mandate. This is a first attempt to present a comprehensive and inclusive research that deals with the local government's influence on the deve

A comprehensive survey of seaweeds that grow on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, some of which are documented here for the first time. The first part of the book contains general information about algae and their environment. The second part comprises a

Historical accounts and oral traditions of the eating of locusts among Jewish communities throughout the diaspora. Extensive attention is paid to the geo-cultural aspect and its influence on eating practices and rabbinical halakhic rulings among the commu

This pioneering study paves the way for new research in the subject of nature preservation in Israel. The book is based mainly on records from government archives, only recently made available.

Translated from the Hebrew: "Jewish Settlement in the Hebron Mountains and the Etzion Bloc".

Collected writings of Prof. Yehuda Elitzur (1911-1997) including approximately 60 revised studies which demonstrate his unique approach to Bible research, combining strict research methods with a deep faith. His studies, dealing mainly with the narrative

This is the second volume of the author's iconotextual trilogy. Co-published with Harrassowitz Verlag.

A comprehensive review of the climate of Israel. The first part analyses the spatial and temporal distribution of the atmospheric parameters in Israel. The second part deals with the application of these elements in various fields of forecasting, plan

Co-published with Harrassowitz Verlag.

AWARD-WINNING BOOK!! A geographical-historical study of the religious kibbutz settlement from the time of its establishment until the foundation of the State of Israel. Co-published with Magnes Press, The Hebrew University.

A collection of articles on processes in the fields of economic, social and political geography, which affected the development of Israeli-Arab settlements in the past decades. It is the first book dealing with the totality of the subject from the geograp

An examination of the contribution of Zionist private enterprise to Jewish rural and urban settlement of Palestine from the turn of the century to the outbreak of the First World War. Co-published with Magnes Press, The Hebrew University.

Traces the development of Jewish settlements in Gush Etzion and in the area south of Bethlehem, and analyses the process of settlement at the end of the British Mandate.

The articles focus on the Tel Aviv Metropolitan area and its rural surroundings, and deal with the implication of the physical setting and the historical evolution of its settlement. Including maps, diagrams, sketches.

This volume surveys the agrarian history of Palestine during the third and fourth centuries CE. It describes the various phases of transition from a rural economy based primarily on small peasant proprietorship to one dominated by the large estate, owned