The Politics of Jewish Commerce
Subtitle: Economic Thought and Emancipation in Europe, 1638-1848
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 30, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780521873932
Subjects: Economic history; Jewish studies; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Religion; Religion - Judaism; Commerce; Judaism - General; Religion / Judaism / General; Economic conditions; Europe; Jews
Description: Karp shows the centrality of economic rationales to debates on Jews' status in Italy, Britain, France and Germany during the course of two centuries and delineates the common themes that informed these debates - the ideal republic and the 'ancient constitution', the conflict between virtue and commerce, and the notion of useful labour.