Port Jews : Jewish Communities in Cosmopolitan Maritime Trading Centres, 1550-1950
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| Title: | Port Jews : Jewish Communities in Cosmopolitan Maritime Trading Centres, 1550-1950 |
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| Description: | 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. |
| Authors: | David Cesarani |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Jews--Civilization, Jews--History--16th century, Jews--History--1789-1945, Jews--Commerce--History, Jewish merchants--History.--Europe, Sociology, Urban, City and town life--History.--Europe |
| Categories: | HISTORY / Jewish, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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. |
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| ISBN: | 9780714653495 9780714682860 9781135292461 9781135292539 9781315039312 |
