UID:
almafu_9959239344002883
Format:
1 online resource (345 p.)
Edition:
Course Book
ISBN:
1-283-53984-5
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9786613852298
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1-4008-4248-4
Series Statement:
Princeton economic history of the Western world
Content:
In 70 CE, the Jews were an agrarian and illiterate people living mostly in the Land of Israel and Mesopotamia. By 1492 the Jewish people had become a small group of literate urbanites specializing in crafts, trade, moneylending, and medicine in hundreds of places across the Old World, from Seville to Mangalore. What caused this radical change? The Chosen Few presents a new answer to this question by applying the lens of economic analysis to the key facts of fifteen formative centuries of Jewish history. Maristella Botticini and Zvi Eckstein offer a powerful new explanation of one of the most significant transformations in Jewish history while also providing fresh insights into the growing debate about the social and economic impact of religion.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Illustrations --
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Tables --
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Preface --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. 70 Ce-1492. How many Jews were there , and Where and how did they Live ? --
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Chapter 2. Were The Jews a Persecuted Minority? --
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Chapter 3. The People of The Book, 200 Bce-200 Ce --
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Chapter 4 The Economics of Hebrew Literacy in a World of Farmers --
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Chapter 5. Jews in the Talmud Era, 200-650 The Chosen Few --
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Chapter 6. From Farmers to Merchants, 750-1150 --
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Chapter 7. Educated Wandering Jews, 800-1250 --
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Chapter 8. Segregation or Choice? --
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Chapter 9. The Mongol Shock --
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Chapter 10. 1492 to Today --
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Appendix --
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Bibliography --
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Index --
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Backmatter
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-691-14487-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781400842483
