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The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa in Modern Times
Reeva Spector Simon (Ed.)
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Description for The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa in Modern Times
Hardback. Documents Jewish life in the Middle East and North Africa over two hundred years. This book explains the changes that affected the communities under Islamic rule during its 'golden age' and describes the processes of modernization that enabled the Jews to play a pivotal role in their respective countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Simon, Reeva Spector; Laskier, Michael Menachem; Reguer, Sara. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
Despite considerable research on the Jewish diaspora in the Middle East and North Africa since 1800, there has until now been no comprehensive synthesis that illuminates both the differences and commonalities in Jewish experience across a range of countries and cultures. This lacuna in both Jewish and Middle Eastern studies is due partly to the fact that in general histories of the region, Jews have been omitted from the standard narrative. As part of the religious and ethnic mosaic that was traditional Islamic society, Jews were but one among numerous minorities and so have lacked a systematic treatment. Addressing ... Read more
Despite considerable research on the Jewish diaspora in the Middle East and North Africa since 1800, there has until now been no comprehensive synthesis that illuminates both the differences and commonalities in Jewish experience across a range of countries and cultures. This lacuna in both Jewish and Middle Eastern studies is due partly to the fact that in general histories of the region, Jews have been omitted from the standard narrative. As part of the religious and ethnic mosaic that was traditional Islamic society, Jews were but one among numerous minorities and so have lacked a systematic treatment. Addressing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231107969
SKU
V9780231107969
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About Reeva Spector Simon (Ed.)
Reeva Spector Simon is associate director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University and author of Iraq Between the Two World Wars. Michael Menachem Laskier teaches at the newly created Department of Middle East History at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, and is the author of eight books, including Israel and the Arab World: Israeli-Maghrebi Common Interests,Encounters, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict ... Read more
Reviews for The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa in Modern Times
This is a very essential and long-awaited work about an important ancient part of the Jewish world little-known by many. A superbly organized book.
William M. Brinner This timely volume addresses an important topic that has recently risen to the fore amidst general ignorance: the lives of the Jews of Muslim lands during the last 200 years... This is ... Read more
William M. Brinner This timely volume addresses an important topic that has recently risen to the fore amidst general ignorance: the lives of the Jews of Muslim lands during the last 200 years... This is ... Read more