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

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cesarani, David
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Subjects:
1500-1945
Jews > Civilization.
Jews > History > 16th century.
Jews > History > 1789-1945.
Jews > Commerce > History.
Jewish merchants > Europe > History.
Sociology, Urban.
City and town life > Europe > History.
urban sociology.
HISTORY > World.
City and town life
Jewish merchants
Jews
Jews > Civilization
Jews > Commerce
Sociology, Urban
Europe
History
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (217 pages)
ISBN:9781135292461
1135292469
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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