Jewish Autonomy in a Slave Society : Suriname in the Atlantic World, 1651-1825 /

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"This book looks at the Jewish population of Surname from 1651 to 1825. In Surname, Jews had more autonomy than anywhere else in the world. The Jewish settlement there was one of the earliest Jewish settlements in the Western Hemisphere"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ben-Ur, Aviva (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Slavery.
Jews.
Ethnic relations.
HISTORY > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Juifs > Suriname > Histoire.
Slavery > Suriname.
Jews > Suriname > History.
Suriname.
Suriname > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1814.
Suriname > Ethnic relations.
Suriname > History > To 1814.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION. Jews, Slavery, and Suriname in the Atlantic World
  • CHAPTER 1. A Jewish Village in a Slave Society
  • CHAPTER 2. The Paradox of Privilege
  • CHAPTER 3. From Immigrants to Rooted Migrants
  • CHAPTER 4. The Emergence of Eurafrican Jews
  • CHAPTER 5. The Quest for Eurafrican Jewish Equality
  • CHAPTER 6. Purim in the Public Eye
  • CHAPTER 7. The Abolition of Communal Autonomy
  • CONCLUSION. True Settlers in a Slave Society
  • APPENDIX
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • NOTES
  • INDEX
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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