Modelscapes of Nationalism

Dr. Yael Padan is an architect and architectural historian. She has graduated the Master Program at the Bartlett, University College London. She has completed her PhD degree at the department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

"Modelscapes of Nationalism successfully explores how models produce a spatial Rashomon of placemaking in Israel-Palestine that significantly betters our understanding of how material artefacts shape the political geography of national identities. Bringing these three models together Padan draws an intriguing portrait of the politcal and cultural relations between real spaces and the places that imagine them." - Moriel Ram (2018), University College London: The politics of architectural models, City "This is a very inspiring book and I immensely enjoyed reading it. It is theoretically sophisticated, advances an innovative argument and is based on rigorous empirical research that combines intimate knowledge in the field of Israel studies with historical analysis and theoretical depth." Professor Stephan Stetter, Universität der Bundeswehr, Germany

• Introduction: Narratives into Objects, Objects into Narratives Chapter One: The Qualities of Modelscapes Chapter Two: Models and Modern Perceptions of Nationalism Chapter Three: The Second Temple Model Chapter Four: Mini Israel Chapter Five: The Valley of the Communities, Conclusions