ABSTRACT

First published in 1957. This study sought to analyse the problems raised by the changing forces and conditions in Israel in the middle of the twentieth-century. It discusses the impact of Israel’s achievement of political sovereignty upon its agricultural economy in the comparatively short space of six years. It examines the agricultural problems that arose as functions of the natural factors of production – land, water, climate, etc. It endeavoured to assess new and better possibilities of farming. This title will be of interest to students of geography and agriculture.

chapter 1|26 pages

Agricultural Geography of Israel

chapter 2|15 pages

Land

chapter 3|14 pages

Water

chapter 4|16 pages

Changes in the Arab Village

chapter 5|14 pages

The ‘Moshava’

chapter 6|6 pages

Middle-Class Settlements

chapter 7|18 pages

Workers’ Settlements

chapter 8|5 pages

Industry and Handicrafts in the Villages

chapter 9|66 pages

New Trends in Agricultural Settlement

chapter 11|50 pages

Rural Sociology in Israel

chapter 12|26 pages

Agricultural Policy