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Syrian Jewry in transition, 1840-1880 /

'A work of impressive scholarship, offering new insights into and understanding of the impact of Ottoman reforms on the restructuring of the Syrian Jewish community. The anecdotal material is fascinating and the questioning of old stereotypes is important. It is not a study that will be easily...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harel, Yaron
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2010.
Edición:[English ed.].
Colección:The Littman library of Jewish Civilization
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • First signs of westernization
  • The Jewish population of Syria
  • The Jews in the local economy
  • Leadership and communal administration
  • Education, traditional and modern
  • Equality before the law
  • The Ra'aya and the machinery of the Ottoman state
  • Majority-minority relations
  • Interminority relations
  • 'Ships of fire'
  • 'The Princes of Israel'
  • Conclusion: An era of transition.