{"product_id":"the-economy-in-jewish-history-new-perspectives-on-the-interrelationship-between-ethnicity-and-economic-life-9781845457747","title":"The Economy in Jewish History: New Perspectives","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tJewish historiography tends to stress the religious, cultural, and political aspects of the past. By contrast the “economy” has been pushed to the margins of the Jewish discourse and scholarship since the end of the Second World War. This volume takes a fresh look at Jews and the economy, arguing that a broader, cultural approach is needed to understand the central importance of the economy. The very dynamics of economy and its ability to function depend on the ability of individuals to interact, and on the shared values and norms that are fostered within ethnic communities. Thus this volume sheds new light on the interrelationship between religion, ethnicity, culture, and the economy, revealing the potential of an “economic turn” in the study of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThe book at first appears to be incoherent because of the diversity of the subjects treated, but one can remember it surprisingly as a fairly homogeneous whole after having read it from the beginning to the end… [when] the reader is left with a kind of holographic image of a vast and multifaceted Jewish economic activity, which spans many centuries and which admirably and miraculously continues to flourish.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe European Journal of the History of Economic Thought\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThe volume under review is a signal contribution to the recent wave of new research…The result [of this volume’s approach] is rewarding for readers interested in thematic explorations about society, culture, and money, as seen from an insider\/outsider perspective\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e  ·  Journal of Interdisciplinary History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThe theme…is a vitally important one, Reuveni’s Prolegomena lays out a compelling interpretation of the field…. The volume as a whole is valuable in providing the reader with an overview of the engagement of Jews in the economy, or how Jews were imagined to participate in the economy, particularly in Europe.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e·  \u003c\/b\u003eLeora Auslander\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis is an impressive essay collection that [offers] an innovative approach to modern Jewish history…. Another strong point is that several contributions are based on archival research and deal with little studied contexts, such as Africa or indeed Hungary.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e·  \u003c\/b\u003eTobias Brinkmann\u003c\/strong\u003e, Penn State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eProlegomena to an ‘Economic Turn’ in Jewish History\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGideon Reuveni\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: RETHINKING THE ECONOMY IN JEWISH HISTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eCan Economic History Date the Inception of Jewish Modernity?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJonathan Karp \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eWandering as Circulation: Dostoevsky and Marx on the ‘Jewish Question’\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKirill Postoutenko\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eMoney Makes the Jew Go Round: West German Jewry and the Search for Flexibility\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnthony D. Kauders\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: JEWS IN THE MARKETPLACE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eAll Talk or Business as Usual? Brokerage and Schmoozing in a Swiss Urban Society in the early 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSusanne Bennewitz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eSocialists, Bankers and Sephardic Jews: The Pereire Brothers and the Crédit Mobilier\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHelen M. Davies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eBuying, Selling, Being, Drinking; Or, how the Coffeehouse became a Site for the Consumption of new Jewish Modalities of Belonging\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSarah Wobick-Segev\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eConsuming Powers: The “Jewish Department Store” in German Politics and Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePaul Lerner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: JEWISH ECONOMIES IN NATIONAL AND TRANSNATIONAL CONTEXTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eGoing Native: Moritz Jellinek and the Modernization of the Hungarian Economy\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMichael L. Miller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eJews, Plumes, and Global Commerce in the Modern Period\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSarah Abrevaya Stein\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eTrading in Torah: Bootleg Bibles and Secondhand Scripture in the Age of European Imperialism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAdam Mendelssohn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eCut to Zionism: The Emergence of the Diamond Industry in British-Ruled Palestine\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDavid \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eDe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eVries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042987835735,"sku":"9781845457747","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845457747.jpg?v=1750956538","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-economy-in-jewish-history-new-perspectives-on-the-interrelationship-between-ethnicity-and-economic-life-9781845457747","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}