The Jews of eighteenth-century Jamaica : a testamentary history of a diaspora in transition /

"Based on the last wills and testaments composed by Jamaican Jews between 1673 and 1815, Stanley Mirvis explores the social and familial experiences of one of the most critical, yet understudied nodes of an Atlantic Portuguese Jewish trade network. Mirvis examines how Jamaica's Jews put do...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mirvis, Stanley (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Temas:
1700-1799
Jews > Jamaica > History > 18th century.
Juifs > Jamaïque > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > Jewish.
Jews.
Jamaica.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Names, Dates, Spelling, and Method
  • Acknowledgments
  • INTRODUCTION A Testamentary History of a Diaspora in Transition
  • CHAPTER 1: The Promise of Port Royal (1655-92)
  • CHAPTER 2: The Peril of Port Royal (1670-1740)
  • CHAPTER 3: The Jews of Plantation Jamaica (1740-70)
  • CHAPTER 4: The End of a Long Century (1770-1815)
  • CHAPTER 5: Jewish Communal Life: The Men, Women, and Children of the Nation
  • CHAPTER 6: The Ethnic Identity of Jamaica's Portuguese Jewish Households
  • CHAPTER 7: The Creole Jewish Families of Jamaica
  • CONCLUSION
  • Appendix: Excerpts from the Wills of Selected Jamaican Jews
  • Notes
  • Index

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