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Theater of Acculturation: The Roman Ghetto in the Sixteenth Century
Kenneth R. Stow
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Paperback. A fascinating study of the strategies of cultural survival in the Roman Ghetto, by a leading authority on Italian Jews. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Generations of tourists visiting Rome have ventured into the small section between the Tiber River and the Capitoline Hill whose narrow, dark streets lead to the charming Fountain of the Tortoises, the brooding mass of the Palazzo Cenci, and some of the best restaurants in the city. This was the site of the Ghetto, within whose walls the Jews of Rome were compelled to live from 1555 until 1870. Kenneth Stow, leading authority on Italian Jews, probes Jewish life in Rome in the early years of the Ghetto.
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Product Details
Publisher
University of Washington Press Washington
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295980225
SKU
V9780295980225
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About Kenneth R. Stow
Kenneth Stow is professor of Jewish history at the University of Haifa and was the 1996 Kennedy Professor in the Renaissance at Smith College. His numerous publications include Alienated Minority: The Jews of Medieval Latin Europe and the two-volume The Jews in Rome.
Reviews for Theater of Acculturation: The Roman Ghetto in the Sixteenth Century
"This is an illuminating and compelling story, told with insight and subtlety. It is highly recommended for students of religion, history, cultural studies, and a host of other disciplines."
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