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S L Space and Place Bodily, geographic, and architectural sites are embedded with cultural knowledge and social value. Th e Anthropology of Space and Place series provides ethnographically rich analyses of the cultural organization and meanings of these sites of space, architecture, landscape, and places of the body. Contributions to this series will examine the symbolic meanings of space and place, the cultural and historical processes involved in their construction and contestation, and how they are in dialogue with wider political, religious, social, and economic institutions. Volume 1 Berlin, Alexanderplatz: Transforming Place in a Unifi ed Germany Gisa Weszkalnys Volume 2 Cultural Diversity in Russian Cities: Th e Urban Landscape in the post-Soviet Era Edited by Cordula Gdaniec Volume 3 Settling for Less: Th e Planned Resettlement of Israel’s Negev Bedouin Steven C. Dinero S L Th e Planned Resettlement of Israel’s Negev Bedouin [ ] • Steven C. Dinero Berghahn Books New York • Oxford First published in 2010 by Berghahn Books www.berghahnbooks.com ©2010 Steven C. Dinero All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism and review, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dinero, Steven C. Settling for less : the planned resettlement of Israel’s Negev Bedouin / Steven C. Dinero. p. cm. — (Space and place ; v. 3) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-84545-762-4 1. Bedouins—Israel—Segev Shalom. 2. Migration, Internal—Israel—Negev. 3. Planned communities—Israel—Segev Shalom. 4. Segev Shalom (Israel) I. Title. DS119.75.D57 2010 956.94’9—dc22 2010023964 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Printed in the United States on acid-free paper. ISBN: 978-1-84545-762-4 Hardback For Penina [ ] CONTENTS List of Figures ix List of Tables x List of Illustrations xi List of Maps xii Preface xiii Acknowledgements xx Note on Arabic and Hebrew Transliteration and Translations xxiv Planning in the Negev Bedouin Sector 1 Segev Shalom—Background and Community Profi le 36 Planning, Service Provision, and Development in Segev Shalom 64 Health and Education 92 Negev Bedouin Identity/ies Development in Segev Shalom 119 Th e Resettled Bedouin Woman 145 Bedouin Tourism Development Planning in the New Economy 166 viii Contents Segev Shalom—A City on the Edge of Forever? 186 Postscript 205 Bibliography 207 Index 218 [ ] FIGURES .. Bedouin Town Physical Layout 13 .. Segev Shalom Population Increase 46 .. Percentage of Employed Segev Shalom Residents Who are Working in the Town Itself 76 .. Percent Employed Outside the Home, Segev Shalom Survey Respondents 76 .. Segev Shalom Ownership of Material Goods (%), 1993–2007 77 .. Segev Shalom Residents Raising Livestock, Fruits and Vegetables (%), 1993–2007 78 .. Primary Reasons for Resettling Cited by Segev Shalom Residents (%), 1993–2007 79 .. Percentage of Households Connected to the Local Utilities, 1993–2007 80 .. Segev Shalom Residents Rating the Town Services Highly (%), 1993–2007 81 .. Political Indices, Segev Shalom 1996–2007 and the Pezurah 2007 87 .. Percentage of Survey Respondents Expressing Satisfaction with Healthcare Service Provisions in Segev Shalom (by Survey Year) 104 .. Percentage of High School Graduates in Segev Shalom 109 .. Adult Literacy Rates (%), One or More Languages, Segev Shalom 109 .. Percentage of Adults (M/F) Literate in at Least One Language, Segev Shalom 151 .. Women Accessing Higher Education Vs. Th ose with No Formal Education 151 .. Segev Shalom Residents Employed Outside the Home, Male and Female 152 [ ] TABLES .. 2007 Segev Shalom Survey Respondents—Descriptive Statistics 72 .. 2007 Social and Economic Indicators: Education and Employment 73 .. 2007 Housing, Utilities and Reasons for Relocation 74 .. Segev Shalom Residents’ Perspectives, 2007 84 .. Identity Labels 129 .. Do You Feel that You Are Treated Equally with Other Israelis? 130 .. Stated Regularity of Mosque Attendance/Religious Participation of Respondent/Family Members 130 .. Segev Shalom Voting Participation 133 .. Is the Present National Government Working for the Social/Economic Interests of the Bedouin Community? 135 .. Expressed Belief that the Islamic Parties Can Help Further the Interests of the Bedouin Community 135 .. “Slum Tours” Th roughout the Developing World 172
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