Jews and Port Cities: 1590-1990 (Paperback, New)

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, Curacao, 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

General

Imprint:	Vallentine Mitchell
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2006
First published:	2006
Editors:	David Cesarani • Gemma Romain
Dimensions:	211 x 150 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	308
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-85303-682-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	0-85303-682-9
Barcode:	9780853036821

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