03043oam 22006254a 450 991048031430332120170924220442.01-5261-1095-4(CKB)3710000000747562(EBL)4706771(MiAaPQ)EBC4706771(OCoLC)980838743(MdBmJHUP)muse59511(EXLCZ)99371000000074756220150602d2015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierEmile and Isaac PereireBankers, Socialists and Sephardic Jews in nineteenth-century France /Helen M. DaviesManchester, England ;New York, New York :Manchester University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (281 p.)Studies in modern French historyDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-8923-9 1-78499-356-5 Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-256) and index.Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Untitled; Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Bordeaux: a Sephardic childhood; 2. The new society; 3. The new entrepreneurs; 4. The adventure of rail; 5. Capitalism and the State; 6. The family business; 7. Private lives of public men; 8. Boom and bust; 9. Epilogue; 10. Conclusion; Appendix: Pereire companies; Select bibliography; IndexEmile (1800-75) and Isaac Pereire (1806-80) were pivotal and sensational figures, their lives and careers a lens through which to re-examine the history of France in the nineteenth century. Among the first generation of Jews emancipated by the French Revolution, they became significant Saint-Simonians, contributing to its philosophy of financial and economic reform. They were the first to implement the new rail technology in France and to launch the first investment bank of any size in Europe, the Crédit Mobilier. The Pereires ultimately came to stand behind banks and railways throughout EuropStudies in modern French history.Jewish businesspeoplefast(OCoLC)fst00982678Industrialistsfast(OCoLC)fst00971815Businesspeoplefast(OCoLC)fst00842980IndustrialistsFranceBiographyJewish businesspeopleFranceBiographyBusinesspeopleFranceBiographyFrancefastBiography.Electronic books. Jewish businesspeople.Industrialists.Businesspeople.IndustrialistsJewish businesspeopleBusinesspeople338.092244Davies Helen M.1026806MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910480314303321Emile and Isaac Pereire2441928UNINA