Book contents
- Dwelling on the Green Line
- Dwelling on the Green Line
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Background
- 3 (Neo-)Ruralization and the Community Settlement
- 4 Gentrification and the Suburban Settlement
- 5 Mass Suburbanization and the Stars Settlements
- 6 Financialization and Harish City
- 7 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - Gentrification and the Suburban Settlement
The New Israeli Bourgeoisie and the Green Line
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 March 2022
- Dwelling on the Green Line
- Dwelling on the Green Line
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Background
- 3 (Neo-)Ruralization and the Community Settlement
- 4 Gentrification and the Suburban Settlement
- 5 Mass Suburbanization and the Stars Settlements
- 6 Financialization and Harish City
- 7 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The Suburban Settlement phenomenon is an integral part of the economic and cultural changes that Israel underwent during the 1970s, including the formation of a local upper-middle class and significant modifications in popular culture. With the liberalization and privatization processes in the Israeli economy, the existing hegemonic cultural elite was able to use its political strength and connections to preserve its status and transform its cultural capital into financial capital, eventually becoming an economic upper-middle class. This process was accompanied by a transition toward a more individualistic and consumerist culture, referred to as the bourgeoisification of Israeli society. Suburban Settlements were larger and more homogeneously planned than Community Settlements. They were usually built by well-connected developers and designated for specific families who were affiliated with leading political parties or key national establishments like the military, defense-affiliated industries and other strategic institutions. This chapter focuses on Kochav Yair, Alfei Menashe, Oranit, and Reut. Analyzing the method of their construction, as well as their urban and architectural characteristics, the chapter illustrates how changes in the settlement development mechanism led to changes in living patterns and transformed the local built environment.
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- Dwelling on the Green LinePrivatize and Rule in Israel/Palestine, pp. 110 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022