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Spatial Behavior in Haredi Jewish Communities in Great Britain

  • Examines the explicit and implicit orders that determine residential dynamics of Haredi groups
  • Presents in-depth qualitative and quantitative research
  • Identifies space-culture-oriented directions within Haredi groups

Part of the book series: The Urban Book Series (UBS)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Shlomit Flint Ashery
    Pages 1-5
  3. The Haredi Jews in the UK

    • Shlomit Flint Ashery
    Pages 7-23
  4. Measurement of the Jewish Population in the UK

    • Shlomit Flint Ashery
    Pages 25-29
  5. The Litvish World

    • Shlomit Flint Ashery
    Pages 31-33
  6. The Hasidic World

    • Shlomit Flint Ashery
    Pages 89-92
  7. Summary and Conclusion

    • Shlomit Flint Ashery
    Pages 147-150
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 151-154

About this book

This book focuses on the strict orthodox Jewish (Haredi) community, which comprises many sects whose communal identity plays a central role in everyday life and spatial organization. The research reveals and analyses powerful mechanisms of residential segregation acting at the apartment-, building- and near-neighbourhood levels. Identifying the main engines of spontaneous and organised neighbourhood change and evaluating the difficulties of liberalism dealing with non-autonomous individuals in the housing market sheds light on similar processes occurring in other city centres with diverse population groups. Highlighting the impact of various organisational levels on the spatial structure of the urban enclave, the book focuses on the internal dynamics of ethno-religious enclaves that emerge from three levels of action: (1) individuals' relationships with their own and other groups; (2) the community leadership's powers within the group and in respect of other groups; and (3) government directives and tools (e.g planning). The study examines how different levels of communal organisation are reflected in the residential patterns of four British communities: the Litvish communities of Golders Green and Gateshead, and the Hassidic communities of Stamford Hill and Canvey Island.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geography and Environment, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

    Shlomit Flint Ashery

About the author

Dr Arch. Shlomit Flint Ashery is a lecturer of urban planning at The Department of Geography and Environment, Bar Ilan University,  Israel.
Her research interests focus on social and cultural geography; urban development; planning theory, implementation, policy and practice. The term "micro segregation" coined by Dr Flint Ashery has attracted much attention from academia. She has published many refereed papers in international journals and this is her 2nd book. 

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Softcover Book USD 109.00
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