There are more than 450 Moshavim settlements and about 270 kibbutzim in Israel. While there is a range of communal and cooperative kibbutz movements; all with slight ideological differences; they are all collective rural communities; based on an ideal to create a social utopian settlement. Placing the kibbutz within the wider context of utopian social ideals and how they have historically been physically and architecturally constructed; this book discusses the form of the ideal settlement as an integral part and means for realizing a utopian doctrine. It presents an analysis of physical planning in the kibbutz through the past eight decades and how changes in ideology are reflected in changes in layout and aesthetics. In doing so; this book shows how a utopian settlement organization behaves over time; from their first appearance in 1920 on; to an examination of the current spatial layouts and the directions of their expected future development.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Must Have For Kimono LoversBy AllTheSh0ppingThis book is an outstanding resource for English speakers who wish to learn more about traditional Japanese kimono. The author is a respected authority who is well spoken and well written as she clearly expresses her vast knowledge on the subject matter. This book however is not a classical how to instruction book. and is more of a look at the past. present. and future of kimono.The pages of the book are a high quality. and the photos are full color.This book as earned its fair share of attention around the world and after you have simply browsed a few pages you will understand why.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. If you own a copy of Liza Dalbys Kimono. you will want a copy of this bookBy TzippurahThe English reading community has been gifted at least one noteworthy book on kimono a year for the past several years. but this is the first I have read cover-to-cover since The New Kimono (2011). Cliffe is a well-known academic in this field. and although her initial chapter defining fashion may move slowly for lay people. she quickly gets to the meat of trends since the Edo period. Her detailing of the Taisho Meisen boom in particular sheds news light and references Japanese authors works that are not available in English.But where this volume really shines is in her sensitive handling of numerous interviews with artisans. haute couture fashion designers. familiar Twitter fashionistas. and bloggers (in the spirit of full disclosure. several of my friends were included). I highly recommend adding this book to your library if you have an interest in where kimono and kitsuke are evolving to.
