The Jews and the Expansion of Europe to the West, 1450-1800 (Paperback)

Jews and Judaism played a significant role in the history of the expansion of Europe to the west as well as in the history of the economic, social, and religious development of the New World. They played an important role in the discovery, colonization, and eventually exploitation of the resources of the New World. Alone among the European peoples who came to the Americas in the colonial period, Jews were dispersed throughout the hemisphere; indeed, they were the only cohesive European ethnic or religious group that lived under both Catholic and Protestant regimes, which makes their study particularly fruitful from a comparative perspective. As distinguished from other religious or ethnic minorities, the Jewish struggle was not only against an overpowering and fierce nature but also against the political regimes that ruled over the various colonies of the Americas and often looked unfavorably upon the establishment and tleration of Jewish communities in their own territory. Jews managed to survive and occasionally to flourish against all odds, and their history in the Americas is one of the more fascinating chapters in the early modern history of European expansion.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	European Expansion & Global Interaction
Release date:	February 2004
First published:	2004
Editors:	Paolo Bernardini • Norman Fiering
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	592
ISBN-13:	978-1-57181-430-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > History > European history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Promotions
LSN:	1-57181-430-2
Barcode:	9781571814302

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