White City, Black City by Sharon Rotbard

White City, Black City by Sharon Rotbard

A hidden history of colonialism and war seen through a changing architectural landscape

'A superbly researched and exemplary architectural study.. If you want an explanation of the roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict - and of just how deep they go, right into the very foundations of the buildings - this book gives one of the most unusual and convincing accounts'

-- Owen Hatherley, Guardian

'An important and fascinating exposé through architecture, geography and history. A sad but revealing history of how myths are forged and histories corrupted'

-- Raja Shehadeh, author of Palestinian Walks: Notes on a Vanishing Landscape and winner of the Orwell Prize for Literature

'This tale of Tel Aviv's growth from a Jaffa suburb to a metropolis is gripping'

-- The Economist

'Fascinating'

-- Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times

'A path-breaking and brilliant analysis that combines architecture, urban design, military strategy and general culture into an exhilarating war of streets and homes'

-- Eyal Weizman, founding director of the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London

'A detailed and useful corrective to the mainstream Zionist narrative about the founding of Tel Aviv'

-- Times Literary Supplement

'White City, Black City is not a book about architecture. It is a political text written in a beautiful clear language'

-- Time Out

'A challenging book that deserves to be read and argued over. Rotbard here slaughters an especially sacred cow: Tel Avivness'

-- Tom Segev, Haaretz

'A fundamental, fascinating and clever book on architecture in the service of politics'

-- Adam Baruch, Maariv

Sharon Rotbard is an Israeli architect, publisher and author. He co-founded the independent press Babel Publishers and serves as Senior Lecturer in Architecture at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. He lives with his wife in Tel Aviv.

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ISBN 13	9780745350936
ISBN 10	0745350933
Title	White City, Black City
Author	Sharon Rotbard
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pluto Press
Year published	2025-04-20
Number of pages	272
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