The Jews of Eighteenth-Century Jamaica : A Testamentary History of a Diaspora in Transition /
An in-depth look at the Portuguese Jews of Jamaica and their connections to broader European and Atlantic trade networks Based on last wills and testaments composed by Jamaican Jews between 1673 and 1815, this book explores the social and familial experiences of one of the most critical yet understu...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven, CT :
Yale University Press,
[2020]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Sumario: | An in-depth look at the Portuguese Jews of Jamaica and their connections to broader European and Atlantic trade networks Based on last wills and testaments composed by Jamaican Jews between 1673 and 1815, this book explores the social and familial experiences of one of the most critical yet understudied nodes of the Atlantic Portuguese Jewish Diaspora. Stanley Mirvis examines how Jamaica's Jews put down roots as traders, planters, pen keepers, physicians, fishermen, and metalworkers, and reveals how their presence shaped the colony as much as settlement in the tropical West Indies transformed the lives of the island's Jews. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
ISBN: | 9780300252033 9783110704716 9783110704518 9783110704778 9783110704570 9783110692310 |
Acceso: | restricted access |