Principles of Geodynamics / Adrian E. Scheidegger

• Record Nr.: UNINA990010081830403321
• Autore: Scheidegger, Adrian E.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin : Springer-Verlag, 1963
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: XII, 362 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
• Locazione: DINGE
• Collocazione: N 8/14
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Syrian Jewry in Transition, 1840-1880

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910796323103321
• Autore: Harel Yaron
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : , : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-80034-024-9; 1-909821-07-1
• Edizione: [English edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Liverpool scholarship online
• Disciplina: 305.892/40569109034
• Soggetti: Jews - Syria - History - 19th century; Jews - Syria - Social conditions - 19th century; Jews - Syria - Legal status, laws, etc - 19th century; Jews - Syria - Cultural assimilation - 19th century; Syria Ethnic relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Dec 2019).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: '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 surpassed: it represents many years of serious scholarship and the ability to challenge some old views with new data. It is definitely a book that anyone teaching Middle Eastern Jewry should read and assign to students. Descendants of that community in America should welcome its insights into their history and culture.'