Syrian Jewry in transition, 1840-1880 / / Yaron Harel ; translated by Dena Ordan [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Harel Yaron
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2021
• Edizione: English edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (318 pages)
• Disciplina: 305.89240569109034
• Soggetto topico: Jews - Syria - History - 19th century; Jews - Syria - Social conditions - 19th century; Jews - Legal status, laws, etc - Syria - History - 19th century; Jews - Cultural assimilation - Syria - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: Syria Ethnic relations
• Note generali: Translated from the Hebrew.; Previously issued in print: Oxford: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2010.
• 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: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Syrian Jewry in transition, 1840-1880
• ISBN: 1-80034-024-9; 1-909821-07-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910466435103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Liverpool scholarship online.