Place in History

Barbara E. Mann is Associate Professor of Hebrew Literature at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. She is the co-editor of Prooftexts: A Journal of Jewish Literary History.

"A Place in History is an important contribution to the growing body of knowledge about Israeli public space in general and urban space in particular... Highly recommended to those who seek a theoretical perspective on Israeli urbanism, or are interested in its ideological roots or its spatial transformations. Though the book focuses on Tel Aviv, in many ways it conveys the broader story of Israeli territorialization. Mann's book could also serve visitors as an excellent critical guide to the city's modern geography and history."—H-Net Reviews "While her love for Tel Aviv is palpable, Mann maintains a critical distance from her subject, which assures A Place in History its own place as an authoritative guide to the complex textualities of Israel's largest urban area."—Tikkun "A very important contribution, this book adds a crucial layer to the discussion of the city of Tel Aviv in its local, national, and historical context. I would even venture to claim that it offers the most complex and multi-layered view to date, a Renaissance text in which the author/flaneuse strolls, researches, interprets, writes, and even makes photographs, all at the same time." —Hebrew Studies

• Contents @toc4:Acknowledgmentsiii Prefaceiii @toc2:1Jews in Space000 2The Zionist Uncanny: Reading the Old Cemetery on Trumpeldor000 3Rothschild Boulevard: When a Street Becomes a Monument 000 4A View from the Balcony: Public and Private Spaces/Public and Private Selves000 5The Edge of Town: Depicting the City's Periphery as a Way of Naming Its Center000 6Rabin Square, Summayl, and the Rhetoric of Walking 000 @toc4: Appendix: Poems Cited in the Original Hebrewiii Notesiii Indexiii