02604nam 2200589 450 991046643510332120200520144314.01-80034-024-91-909821-07-1(CKB)3830000000060502(MiAaPQ)EBC5509405(UkCbUP)CR9781909821071(Au-PeEL)EBL5509405(OCoLC)1078559744(StDuBDS)EDZ0002405569(EXLCZ)99383000000006050220210112e20212010 fy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSyrian Jewry in transition, 1840-1880 /Yaron Harel ; translated by Dena Ordan[electronic resource]English edition.Oxford :Oxford University Press,2021.1 online resource (318 pages)Liverpool scholarship onlineTranslated from the Hebrew.Previously issued in print: Oxford: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2010.1-906764-56-5 1-904113-65-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.This pioneering study offers a comprehensive account of Syria's key Jewish communities at an important juncture in their history that also throws light on the broader effects of modernization in the Ottoman empire.Liverpool scholarship online.JewsSyriaHistory19th centuryJewsSyriaSocial conditions19th centuryJewsLegal status, laws, etcSyriaHistory19th centuryJewsCultural assimilationSyriaHistory19th centurySyriaEthnic relationsJewsHistoryJewsSocial conditionsJewsLegal status, laws, etc.HistoryJewsCultural assimilationHistory305.89240569109034Harel Yaron920062StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910466435103321Syrian Jewry in transition, 1840-18802063900UNINA