{"product_id":"the-jewish-economic-elite-9780253032157","title":"The Jewish Economic Elite","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAust's book is a significant addition to the field of Jewish economic history and to the study of eastern European Jewish history. It provides a new focus on mercantile elites beyond the Sephardic world and sets a high benchmark for future approaches to transregional studies.\u003c\/p\u003e * AJS Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAust's meticulous research will hopefully lead not only to further developments in economic history along the lines she has laid down, but to deeper thinking across religious studies, among historians, ethicists, theologians, and anthropologists or sociologists of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e * Reading Religion *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jewish Economic Elite\u003c\/i\u003e breaks new ground for historical research and should be of interest to historians working beyond Jewish history. It is rigorously researched and an original contribution to scholarship on a central topic of modern history.\u003c\/p\u003e * American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNote on Spelling, Transcription, and Translation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Amsterdam: A Center of Credit\u003cbr\u003e2. Frankfurt an der Oder: Central European Middlemen\u003cbr\u003e3. Border Lands: Legal Restrictions, Army Supplying, and Economic Success\u003cbr\u003e4. Praga: A Stepping Stone\u003cbr\u003e5. Warsaw: The Rise of a Jewish Economic Elite\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400575820119,"sku":"9780253032157","price":56.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253032157.jpg?v=1730471021","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-jewish-economic-elite-9780253032157","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}