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Jewish Immigrant Entrepreneurship in New York and London, 1880-1914
Andrew Godley
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Description for Jewish Immigrant Entrepreneurship in New York and London, 1880-1914
Hardback. Selecting a control population, the link between British and American cultural values and entrepreneurship is unearthed. Godley shows that despite similar backgrounds and opportunities, the Jews in London were far less entrepreneurial, preferring to remain as workers, than Jews in America. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; HB; JFSR1; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
How successful were the East European Jewish immigrants in London compared with the vast majority that went to New York? This critical question - one that lies at the heart of debates on Jewish modernity, ethnic and racial assimilation, and the impact of culture on entrepreneurship - is assessed systematically for the first time in this volume. Using new evidence of Jewish immigration, mobility and assimilation, Andrew Godley shows that despite similar backgrounds and opportunities, the Jews in London were far less entrepreneurial and those in New York. As the Jewish immigrants assimilated either American or British cultural values, those ... Read more
How successful were the East European Jewish immigrants in London compared with the vast majority that went to New York? This critical question - one that lies at the heart of debates on Jewish modernity, ethnic and racial assimilation, and the impact of culture on entrepreneurship - is assessed systematically for the first time in this volume. Using new evidence of Jewish immigration, mobility and assimilation, Andrew Godley shows that despite similar backgrounds and opportunities, the Jews in London were far less entrepreneurial and those in New York. As the Jewish immigrants assimilated either American or British cultural values, those ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Modern History
Number of Pages
187
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333960455
SKU
V9780333960455
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About Andrew Godley
ANDREW GODLEY teaches economic and business history at the University of Reading. He has published several books and articles on the subjects of ethnic entrepreneurship, the history of the clothing industry and the economics of culture.
Reviews for Jewish Immigrant Entrepreneurship in New York and London, 1880-1914
'Andrew Godley has produced that rarity: a genuinely rigorous study of the economic role of culture...This is a superbly executed monograph which will be read with admiration and interest not only by economic historians, but also by social and cultural historians - to say nothing of historians of the Jewish diaspora.' - Niall Ferguson, Professor of Political and Financial History, ... Read more