Port Jews: Jewish Communities in Cosmopolitan Maritime Trading Centres, 1550-1950

The history of Jews in cosmopolitan maritime trading centres is a field of research that is reshaping our understanding of how Jews entered the modern world. These studies show that the utility of Jewish merchants in an era of European expansion was vital to their acculturation and assimilation.

Author: David Cesarani
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07/30/2002
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.48h x 6.68w x 0.68d
ISBN13: 9780714682860
ISBN10: 0714682861
BISAC Categories:
- History | Middle East | General
- Social Science | Regional Studies

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