Syrian Jewry in Transition, 1840-1880

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A pioneering study of Syria's key Jewish communities, bringing to light an enormous amount of material and providing a broad, multifaceted perspective on Jewish life in Syria.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harel, Yaron
Other Authors: Ordan, Dena
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Hebrew
Published: London : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, The, 2010.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Jews > Syria > History > 19th century.
Jews > Syria > Social conditions > 19th century.
Jews > Legal status, laws, etc. > Syria > 19th century.
Jews > Cultural assimilation > Syria > 19th century.
Juifs > Syrie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Juifs > Syrie > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Juifs > Acculturation > Syrie > 19e siècle.
Ethnic relations
Jews
Jews > Cultural assimilation
Jews > Legal status, laws, etc.
Jews > Social conditions
Syria > Ethnic relations.
Syria
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Note on Transliteration and Conventions Used in the Text; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I: THE SEEDS OF CHANGE; 1. First Signs of Westernization; PART II: INTERNAL JEWISH LIFE; 2. The Jewish Population of Syria; 3. The Jews in the Local Economy; 4. Leadership and Communal Administration; 5. Education-Traditional and Modern; PART III: THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE JEWS; 6. Equality before the Law; 7. The Ra'aya and the Machinery of the Ottoman State; PART IV: MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS, JEWS; 8. Majority-Minority Relations; 9. Interminority Relations
  • PART V: TURNING TO THE WEST10. 'Ships of Fire'; 11. 'The Princes of Israel'; Conclusion: An Era of Transition; Glossary; A; D; F; G; H; I; J; K; M; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

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