Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-416) and index
Modern Cities, Colonial Spaces, and the Struggle for Modernity in the Eastern Mediterranean -- From Cedars to Oranges: A History of the Jaffa -Tel Aviv Region from Antiquity to the Late Ottoman Period -- Taming the Sahara: The Birth of Tel Aviv and the Last Years of Ottoman Rule -- Crossing the Border: Intercommunal Relations in the Jaffa -Tel Aviv Region during the Mandate Period -- A Nation from the Sands? Images of Jaffa and Tel Aviv in Palestinian Arab, Zionist, and Israeli Literature, Poetry, and Prose -- Ceci N'est Pas Jaffa (This Is Not Jaffa): Architecture, Planning, and the Evolution of National Identities in Jaffa and Tel Aviv, 1880 -1948 -- Planning to Conquer: The Role of Town Planning in the Expansion of Tel Aviv, 1921 -1948 -- The New-Old Jaffa: Locating the Urban, the Public, and the Modern in Tel Aviv's Arab Neighborhood
