Syrian Jewry in transition, 1840--1880
By: Yaron Harel ; translated by Dena Ordan.
Publisher: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; Portland, Or
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781904113652
Subjects: Jews -- Syria -- History -- 19th century; Jews -- Syria -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Jews -- Syria -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- 19th century; Jews -- Syria -- Cultural assimilation -- 19th century; Syria -- Ethnic relations
Work titles: Bi-"sefinot shel esh" la-maʻarav.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: First signs of westernization; title: The Jewish population of Syria; title: The Jews in the local economy; title: Leadership and communal administration; title: Education, traditional and modern; title: Equality before the law; title: The Ra'aya and the machinery of the Ottoman state; title: Majority-minority relations; title: Interminority relations; title: Ships of fire; title: The Princes of Israel.