Bibliograph

Land law and policy in Israel, a prism of identity, Haim Sandberg

Type

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Land law and policy in Israel, a prism of identity, Haim Sandberg

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Land law and policy in Israel

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Haim Sandberg

Series statement

Perspectives on Israel studies

Sub title

a prism of identity

Summary

As one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in the world, the State of Israel faces serious land policy challenges and has a national identity laced with enormous internal contradictions. In Land Law and Policy in Israel, Haim Sandberg contends that if you really want to know the identity of a state, learn its land law and land policies. Sandberg argues that Israel's identity can best be understood by deciphering the code that lies in the Hebrew secret of Israeli dry land law. According to Sandberg, by examining the complex facets of property law and land policy, one finds a unique prism for comprehending Israel's most pronounced identity problems. Land Law and Policy in Israel explores how Israel's modern land system is the product of legislation from the Ottoman period and the British Mandate as well as the seventy-plus years of the State of Israel. The regulation of property and the determination of land usage have been the consequences of explicit choices made in the context of competing and evolving concepts of national identity. Land Law and Policy in Israel will prove to be a must-read not only for anyone interested in Israel but also for anyone who wants to understand the importance of land law in a nation's life

Target audience

adult

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