Syrian Jewry in transition, 1840-1880 / Yaron Harel ; translated by Dena Ordan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harel, Yaron, author.

Series:

Liverpool scholarship online.

Liverpool scholarship online

Standardized Title:

Bi-"sefinot shel esh" la-maʻarav. English

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Jews--Syria--History--19th century.

Jews.

Jews--Syria--Social conditions--19th century.

Jews--Syria--Legal status, laws, etc--19th century.

Jews--Syria--Cultural assimilation--19th century.

Syria--Ethnic relations.

Syria.

Genre:

History

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

[English ed.].

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Or. : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2010.

Summary:

'A work of impressive scholarship, offering new insights into and understanding of the impact of Ottoman reforms on the restructuring of the Syrian Jewish community. The anecdotal material is fascinating and the questioning of old stereotypes is important. It is not a study that will be easily surpassed: it represents many years of serious scholarship and the ability to challenge some old views with new data. It is definitely a book that anyone teaching Middle Eastern Jewry should read and assign to students. Descendants of that community in America should welcome its insights into their history and culture.'

Contents:

First signs of westernization

The Jewish population of Syria

The Jews in the local economy

Leadership and communal administration

Education, traditional and modern

Equality before the law

The Ra'aya and the machinery of the Ottoman state

Majority-minority relations

Interminority relations

'Ships of fire'

'The Princes of Israel'

Conclusion: An era of transition.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Dec 2019).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-80034-024-9

1-909821-07-1

OCLC:

1078559744