David (Hrsg.) Cesarani
Jews and Port Cities.1590-1990
Commerce, Community and Cosmopolitanism
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With studies of Jewish communities in port cities ranging from sixteenth century Livorno to modern Singapore, this book develops and extends the concept of the port Jew using a blend of conceptual innovation and original research. The first section explores the world of the Sephardi Jews, revealing patterns of mobility and networks that intertwined commerce, community and kinship. Individual case histories based on Livorno, Amsterdam, Curaao, Charleston, Liverpool, and Bristol examine how Jewish identity was formed in the unique milieu of the cosmopolitan maritime trading centre, how the commercial ethos of the bustling port promoted toleranc…
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With studies of Jewish communities in port cities ranging from sixteenth century Livorno to modern Singapore, this book develops and extends the concept of the port Jew using a blend of conceptual innovation and original research. The first section explores the world of the Sephardi Jews, revealing patterns of mobility and networks that intertwined commerce, community and kinship. Individual case histories based on Livorno, Amsterdam, Curaao, Charleston, Liverpool, and Bristol examine how Jewish identity was formed in the unique milieu of the cosmopolitan maritime trading centre, how the commercial ethos of the bustling port promoted tolerance, and how the experience of civic inclusion was both a boon and a threat to Jewish life and culture. Challenging research on Charleston and Liverpool shows how slavery cast a shadow over the Jewish population and created an environment of racialized identities in which Jews occupied an ambiguous and ambivalent position. The second section concent
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Weitere Autoren: Romain, Gemma (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-85303-681-4
- EAN: 9780853036814
- Produktnummer: 23132160
- Verlag: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 308 S.
- Masse: 624 g
- Gewicht: 624
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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