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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...

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Autor principal: Davies, Helen M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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  • 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.