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Comparing the multiple messages of landscapes to Talmudic commentaries, Helphand (landscape architec...
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Comparing the multiple messages of landscapes to Talmudic commentaries, Helphand (landscape architecture, U. of Oregon) surveys the diversity of Israel's landscape architecture and its preservation/transformation efforts. Examples include the campus of the Technion/Israel Institute of Technology where the author has taught and the Valley of Destroyed Communities-Yad Vashem (Holocaust memorial). Color photographs (historic and contemporary), maps, plans, art, and a glossary complement the text. Distributed by the U. of Virginia Press. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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