{"product_id":"white-city-black-city-architecture-and-war-in-tel-aviv-and-jaffa-9780745350936","title":"White City, Black City: Architecture and War in Tel Aviv and Jaffa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fascinating expos?'\u003c\/b\u003e Raja Shehadeh, author of \u003ci\u003ePalestinian Walks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Path-breaking and brilliant'\u003c\/b\u003e Eyal Weizman, director of Forensic Architecture and author of \u003ci\u003eHollow Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tel Aviv, the Zionist project's 'White City', is said to have risen from the sands of the desert. Acclaimed worldwide for its architectural heritage and gleaming Bauhaus-inspired Modernism, it is ostensibly designed to be a safe home for the Jewish people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e However, the reality of the city's establishment was very different. Hidden below its foundations are the remains of Jaffa - the 'Black City', a Palestinian city that was obliterated to make way for European-style architecture at the heart of a newly-formed Israel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Both a gripping narrative and a unique architectural record, \u003ci\u003eWhite City, Black City\u003c\/i\u003e shows that cities are made not only of stones and concrete but also of stories and histories - victors and losers, predator and prey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This new edition contains a postscript reflecting on the destruction of the Gaza Strip. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharon Rotbard is an Israeli architect, publisher, author, and Senior Lecturer in Architecture at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. He founded the independent press Babel Publishers, and the architectural practice collective Babel Architecture. He lives in Tel Aviv.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51253976367378,"sku":"9780745350936","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c0c6fc57-5959-4a34-bea5-43d61a298455.jpg?v=1746302322","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/white-city-black-city-architecture-and-war-in-tel-aviv-and-jaffa-9780745350936","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}