Seafaring and the Jews
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: January 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780714651408
Subjects: Jewish studies; Maritime history; Seafaring life; Jewish sailors; Social Science; Transportation; Sociology; General; History / Jewish; History; Ethnic Studies - General; Navigation; Palestine
Description: "This collection of studies in Jewish involvement in seafaring ranges from Biblical to modern times. It looks at the attitudes of Jews as individuals and as groups to maritime activity, especially as shipowners and traders in Mediterranean regions."--BOOK JACKET.