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Debar śepatayim : an Ottoman Hebrew chronicle from the Crimea (1683-1730) /
"The fifty years between 1680-1730 were one of the most fascinating in the history of Europe and in Ottoman history. A period of coalitions and wars, climate changes, and natural disasters took place. This previously unpublished chronicle contains valuable information in various fields. It was...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Hebrew |
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Boston :
Academic Studies Press,
2021.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The fifty years between 1680-1730 were one of the most fascinating in the history of Europe and in Ottoman history. A period of coalitions and wars, climate changes, and natural disasters took place. This previously unpublished chronicle contains valuable information in various fields. It was written in Semi-Biblical Hebrew by a Jewish rabbi residing in the Crimean Peninsula, and includes insights on the political upheavals in the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman capital; the wars between the Ottomans and the Russians, which he vividly describes; Persia and the Caucasus; the fate of Jewish communities; epidemics and weather; and weapons and customs. The book, a historical mine that reads like a sweeping thriller, is now available in English for the first time"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781644696194 1644696193 9781644696187 1644696185 |