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Zionism and free enterprise : the story of private entrepreneurs in citrus plantations in Palestine in the 1920s and 1930s /

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 invo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Amit-Cohen, Irit (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hebrew
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2012]
Colección:Israel studies in historical geography.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (203 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-196) and indexes.
ISBN:311028815X
9783110288155