The rural space in Israel in search of renewed identity: The case of the moshav

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 323-336

  Sofer, Michael ^a   Applebaum, Levia ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Economic and social transformation; Israel; Moshav; Rural space

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33745600818     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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