Emile and Isaac Pereire : bankers, socialists and Sephardic Jews in nineteenth-century France /
Emile (1800-75) and Isaac Pereire (1806-80) were pivotal and sensational figures, their lives and careers a lens through which to re-examine the history of France in the nineteenth century. Among the first generation of Jews emancipated by the French Revolution, they became significant Saint-Simonia...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2015.
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Colección: | Studies in modern French history.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Untitled; Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Bordeaux: a Sephardic childhood; 2. The new society; 3. The new entrepreneurs; 4. The adventure of rail; 5. Capitalism and the State; 6. The family business; 7. Private lives of public men; 8. Boom and bust; 9. Epilogue; 10. Conclusion; Appendix: Pereire companies; Select bibliography; Index.