1st Edition
Modelscapes of Nationalism Collective Memories and Future Visions
By Yael Padan
Copyright 2017
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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Modelscapes are clusters of miniature architectural models that represent entire environments. They're frequently found in museums as representations of heritage, architecture, and collective identity. This book offers a critical analysis of modelscapes, using case studies from Israel, to show how miniature representations of contested physical space participate in the construction of a sense of... Read more
Introduction: Narratives into Objects, Objects into Narratives Chapter One: The Qualities of Modelscapes Chapter Two: Models and Modern Perceptions of Nationalism Chapter Three: The Second Temple Model Chapter Four: Mini Israel Chapter Five: The Valley of the Communities, Conclusions
Biography
Dr. Yael Padan is an architect and architectural historian. She has graduated the Master Program at the Bartlett, University College London. She has completed her PhD degree at the department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
