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Mediaareincorporatedintoourphysicalenvironmentsmoredramaticallythaneverbeforeliterallyopeningupnewspacesofinteractivitythattrans-formtheexperienceofbeinginthecity.Publicgatheringsandmovementeventhecapabilitiesofdemocraticideologyhavebeenredened.UrbanScreensmobilemedianewdigitalmappingsandambientandpervasivemediahaveallcreatednewecologiesincities.HowdoweanalyzethesenewspacesCartographiesofPlacedevelopsnewvocabulariesandmethodologiesforengagingwiththedistinctivesituationsandexperiencescreatedbymediatechnologieswhicharereshapingaugmentingandexpandingurbanspaces.Thebookbuildsupontherichtraditionsandinsightsofapost-wargenera-tionofhumanistscholarsmediatheoristsandurbanplanners.Authorsengagewithdifferenthistoricalandcontemporarycurrentsinurbanstudieswhichshareacommonconcernformediaformseitherasresearchtoolsorasthemeansfordiscerningtheexpressivenatureofcityspacesaroundtheworld.Allofthemediaconsideredherearenotsimplyfreeoatingbutaredeeplyembeddedinthegeopoliticaleconomicandmaterialcontextsinwhichtheyareused.MichaelDarrochisthedirectoroftheinterminusCreativeResearchCollectiveintheSchoolforArtsandCreativeInnovationattheUniversityofWindsor.JanineMarchessaultisCanadaResearchChairinArtDigitalMediaandGlobalizationintheDepartmentofFilmatYorkUniversity.BetweenMay1948andDecember1951Israelreceivedapproximately684000immigrantsfromacrosstheglobe.Thearrivalofsomanyethniclinguisticandculturalgroupstosuchasmallplaceinsuchashorttimewasunprecedentedandthenewcountrywasill-preparedtoabsorbitsnewcitizens.Therstyearsofthestateweremarkedbyastrugglebetweenthereligiousauthoritiesandtheseculargovernmentoverwhowasgoingtocontrolthestate.InFromIndiatoIsraelJosephHodesexaminesIsraelsrstdecadesthroughtheperspectiveofanIndianJewishcommunitytheBeneIsrael.Hedescribeshowacommunityofrelativelyhighstatusandfreefrompersecu-tionundertheBritishRajlefttherecentlyindependentIndiaforfearoflosingstatusonlytoencounterbiasandprejudiceintheirnewcountry.In1960adecisionmadebythereligiousauthoritiestobantheBeneIsraelfrommarryingotherJewsonthegroundsthattheywerenotpureJewssetinmotionacivilrightsstrugglewithfar-reachingimplications.Afteradrawn-outstruggleandunderpressurefromboththegovernmentandthepeopletheBeneIsraelweredeclaredacceptableformarriage.AdetailedlookathowoneimmigrantcommunityfoughttomaintaintheirplacewithinareligionandasocietyFromIndiatoIsraelraisesimpor-tantquestionsaboutthestateofIsraelanditsearlieststrugglestoabsorbthediversityinitsmidst.JosephHodesisavisitingassistantprofessorofMiddleEasternhistoryandJewishstudiesatTulaneUniversity.31MQUPSPRING2014SPECIFICATIONSMcGill-QueensStudiesintheHistoryofReligionApril2014978-0-7735-4340-924.95ACDN24.95AUS16.99paper978-0-7735-4339-3100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth6x9232ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableSPECIFICATIONSCultureofCitiesSeriesMarch2014978-0-7735-4303-434.95ACDNpaper978-0-7735-4302-7100.00SCDN100.00SUS75.00cloth6x9304pp7bwphotosSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableCOMMUNICATIONSTUDIESCULTURALSTUDIESJEWISHSTUDIESHISTORYFromIndiatoIsraelIdentityImmigrationandtheStruggleforReligiousEqualityjosephhodesTheexperiencesoftheBeneIsraelcommunityfollowingtheirimmigrationfromIndiatothenewlyformedstateofIsrael.CartographiesofPlaceNavigatingtheUrbaneditedbymichaeldarrochandjaninemarchessaultEngagingwithplaceimageandmediatounderstandthecomplexityofurbanlife.