Moses Montefiore : Jewish liberator, imperial hero /

Humanitarian, philanthropist, and campaigner for Jewish emancipation on a grand scale, Sir Moses Montefiore (17841885) was the preeminent Jewish figure of the nineteenth century and one of the first truly global celebrities. His story is a remarkable and illuminating tale of diplomacy and adventure....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Green, Abigail (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Ã2010.
Temas:
Montefiore, Moses, > Sir, > 1784-1885.
Montefiore, Moses, > Sir, > 1784-1885
Montefiore, Moses Haim.
Jews > Great Britain > Biography.
Philanthropists > Great Britain > Biography.
Philanthropes > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Jews
Philanthropists
Emanzipation
Philanthropie
Great Britain
Groḃritannien
Juden.
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Livorno and London
  • Making a fortune
  • A world beyond business
  • The road to Jerusalem
  • Rise, Sir Moses
  • The land of milk and honey
  • The Damascus Affair
  • Unity and dissent
  • Winds of change in Russia
  • Trial and error
  • The Crimean War and after
  • The Mortara Affair
  • Grief and sore troubles
  • Mission to Marrakesh
  • Building Jerusalem
  • Crisis in Romania
  • Fading glory
  • The final pilgrimage
  • End of an era.

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