Jews and Muslim : images of Sephardi and eastern Jewries in modern times / Aron Rodrigue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodrigue, Aron.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Islamic countries--Correspondence.

Jews.

Jewish teachers--Islamic countries--Correspondence.

Jewish teachers.

Jews--Education--Islamic countries.

Ethnic relations.

Jews--Education.

Islamic countries--Ethnic relations.

Islamic countries.

Alliance israélite universelle.

Genre:

Correspondence.

Personal correspondence.

Physical Description:

308 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Images of Sephardi and eastern Jewries in modern times

Place of Publication:

Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, [2003]

Contents:

1. An Overview of the Alliance's Activities 7

Part I The Schools and Teachers of the Alliance Israelite Universelle 23

2. Instruction in the Alliance Schools 25

3. The Alliance Teaching Corps 34

Part II The Discourse of the Alliance Teachers and the "Civilizing" of the Jewish Communities of the Lands of Islam 69

4. The Moralizing Agenda 71

5. The Emancipation and Reformation of Women 80

6. The Transformation of the Social Structure of the Jewish Community 94

7. The Critique of Traditional Judaism 105

8. The War of Languages 125

9. A Portrait of the Communities 135

10. The Impact of the West and the Alliance Schools 179

Part III The Alliance Teacher as Political Activist and Political Observer 201

11. The Task of Protection 205

12. The Teacher as Patriot and Advocate of the Jews 217

13. The Age of Nationalism 245.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-303) and indexes.

ISBN:

0295983140

OCLC:

51251665