Rescue the Surviving Souls - The Great Jewish Refugee Crisis of the Seventeenth Century (Hardcover)

A groundbreaking examination of a little-known but defining episode in early modern Jewish history A refugee crisis of huge proportions erupted as a result of the mid-seventeenth-century wars in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Tens of thousands of Jews fled their homes, or were captured and trafficked across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Rescue the Surviving Souls is the first book to examine this horrific moment of displacement and flight, and to assess its social, economic, religious, cultural, and psychological consequences. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources in twelve languages, Adam Teller traces the entire course of the crisis, shedding fresh light on the refugee experience and the various relief strategies developed by the major Jewish centers of the day. Teller pays particular attention to those thousands of Jews sent for sale on the slave markets of Istanbul and the extensive transregional Jewish economic network that coalesced to ransom them. He also explores how Jewish communities rallied to support the refugees in central and western Europe, as well as in Poland-Lithuania, doing everything possible to help them overcome their traumatic experiences and rebuild their lives. Rescue the Surviving Souls offers an intimate study of an international refugee crisis, from outbreak to resolution, that is profoundly relevant today.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Adam Teller
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	408
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-16174-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Refugees & political asylum Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Promotions
LSN:	0-691-16174-7
Barcode:	9780691161747

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