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oapen-20.500.12657-251682021-11-10T07:53:17Z Settling for Less Dinero, Steven C. Anthropology development relocation displacement nomads Middle East Israel Bedouins Social Science bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHM Anthropology The resettlement of the Negev Bedouin (Israel) has been wrought with controversy since its inception in the 1960s. Presenting evidence from a two-decade period, the author addresses how the changes that took place over the past sixty to seventy years have served the needs and interests of the State rather than those of Bedouin community at large. While town living fostered improvements in social and economic development, numerous unintended consequences jeopardized the success of this planning initiative. As a result, the Bedouin community endured excessive hardship and rapid change, abandoning its nomadic lifestyle and traditions in response to the economic, political, and social pressure from the State—and received very little in return. 2019-05-07 23:55 2020-03-20 03:00:29 2020-04-01T10:29:08Z 2020-04-01T10:29:08Z 2010-11-01 book 1004920 OCN: 1135845014 9781789201093;9781789201093 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25168 eng Space and Place application/pdf n/a 1004920.pdf Berghahn Books 10.2307/j.ctt9qd493 102887 10.2307/j.ctt9qd493 562fcfcf-0356-4c23-869a-acb39d8c84b5 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781789201093;9781789201093 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 102887 KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access
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The resettlement of the Negev Bedouin (Israel) has been wrought with controversy since its inception in the 1960s. Presenting evidence from a two-decade period, the author addresses how the changes that took place over the past sixty to seventy years have served the needs and interests of the State rather than those of Bedouin community at large. While town living fostered improvements in social and economic development, numerous unintended consequences jeopardized the success of this planning initiative. As a result, the Bedouin community endured excessive hardship and rapid change, abandoning its nomadic lifestyle and traditions in response to the economic, political, and social pressure from the State—and received very little in return.
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