Shay Rabineau

Walking the Land

A History of Israeli Hiking Trails

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Perspectives on Israel Studies
• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 150mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 504g
• ISBN-13: 9780253064547
• ISBN-10: 0253064546
• Artikelnr.: 63368309

Autorenporträt

Shay Rabineau is Assistant Professor of Israel Studies and Associate Director of the Center for Israel Studies at Binghamton University. His research is at the intersection of Middle East history, geography, politics, and environment.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Language Use
Introduction: Israeli Hiking Trails and Their Spatial, National, and
Existential Dimensions
1. The Construction of a Jewish Hiking Culture in Palestine, 1904-1935
2. The Palmach and the First Marked Hiking Trail, 1935-1948
3. The First Israeli Hiking Trails, 1949-1963
4. The Foundations of the Country-Wide Trail Network, 1963-1979
5. Completing the Network and Creating a National Trail, 1980-2001
6. Postscripts, 2001-2021
Notes
Bibliography
Index