Jewish Bankers and the Holy See (RLE : From the Thirteenth to the Seventeenth Century.

The Jewish community in Rome is the oldest in Europe, the only one to have existed continuously for over 2,000 years. This detailed study of the Jewish banking community in Italy is therefore of special value and interest. Poliakov's classic account of the rise and fall of the Jewish bankers is...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Poliakov, Leon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Temas:
Banks and banking > Italy > History.
Jewish bankers > History.
Jews > Italy > History.
Banquiers juifs > Histoire.
Banks and banking
Jewish bankers
Jews
Italy
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Jewish community in Rome is the oldest in Europe, the only one to have existed continuously for over 2,000 years. This detailed study of the Jewish banking community in Italy is therefore of special value and interest. Poliakov's classic account of the rise and fall of the Jewish bankers is at the same time the story of medieval finance in general, its decline, and the birth of 'modern' finance. The author traces the economic and theological implication of each stage in the ambiguous relationship that developed between the Jewish money trade and the Holy See. He shows that the protection e.
Notas:NotesIndex.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (290 pages)
ISBN:9781136300707
1136300708

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