{"product_id":"white-city-black-city-sharon-rotbard-9780745350936","title":"White City, Black City: Architecture and War in Tel Aviv and Jaffa","description":"'An exemplary architectural study' - \u003cb\u003eOwen Hatherley, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both a gripping narrative and a unique architectural record, White City, Black City shows that cities are made not only of stones and concrete but also of stories and histories - victors and losers, predator and prey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition contains a postscript reflecting on the recent destruction of the Gaza Strip.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Rotbard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745350933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745350936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Sharon Rotbard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46571010818303,"sku":"9780745350936","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57f84403-32f9-4275-a664-23649bb4cde8.jpg?v=1738807001","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/white-city-black-city-sharon-rotbard-9780745350936","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}