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The Jews, instructions for use : four eighteenth-century projects for the emanicipation of European Jews /

This book examines the four most important projects for Jewish emancipation in eighteenth-century Europe. The essays presented analyze the proposal advanced by the freethinker John Toland in 1714 and three projects of the 1780s, formulated by the state official Christian Wilhelm von Dohm in Frederic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bernardini, Paolo, 1963-
Otros Autores: Lucci, Diego, 1977-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2012.
Colección:Perspectives in Jewish intellectual history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book examines the four most important projects for Jewish emancipation in eighteenth-century Europe. The essays presented analyze the proposal advanced by the freethinker John Toland in 1714 and three projects of the 1780s, formulated by the state official Christian Wilhelm von Dohm in Frederick the Great's Prussia, the economist Count D'Arco in Mantua under Habsburg rule, and the Abbé Henri Grégoire in France on the eve of the Revolution. Focusing on the combination of humanitarian and utilitarian arguments and objectives in the proposals to redefi ne the legal and social status of the Jews, this book is a particularly useful resource for scholars and students interested in the history of Jewish-Gentile relations and the Age of Enlightenment.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (214 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781618110503
1618110500