ISBN:
9780804786508
Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 339 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
Year of publication:
2014
Series Statement:
Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bregoli, Francesca Mediterranean enlightenment
DDC:
305.892/40455609033
Keywords:
Jews Cultural assimilation 18th century
;
History
;
Enlightenment
;
Livorno (Italy) Intellectual life 18th century
;
Livorno (Italy) Ethnic relations 18th century
;
History
;
Tuscany (Italy) History 1737-1801
;
Livorno
;
Juden
;
Geschichte 1700-1800
;
Toskana
;
Aufklärung
;
Toskana
;
Livorno
;
Juden
;
Assimilation
;
Geschichte 1700-1800
Abstract:
The nazione ebrea and the Tuscan state : a fruitful symbiosis -- Balancing acts : the unlikely cultural mediations of Joseph Attias -- In praise of good taste : Galilean science, critical spirit, and Hebraic studies -- Entering the medical republic : Jewish physicians and the pursuit of the public good -- Pious care and devotional literature at the time of Enlightenment reform -- Coffee and gambling : Jewish recreation and 'national' separation -- Commerce and Jewish culture : the business of Hebrew publishing -- Economic utility and political reforms : the 'Jewish question' in Livorno -- Conclusion : enlightenment and emancipation : privilege and its discontents
Description / Table of Contents:
The nazione ebrea and the Tuscan state : a fruitful symbiosisBalancing acts : the unlikely cultural mediations of Joseph Attias -- In praise of good taste : Galilean science, critical spirit, and Hebraic studies -- Entering the medical republic : Jewish physicians and the pursuit of the public good -- Pious care and devotional literature at the time of Enlightenment reform -- Coffee and gambling : Jewish recreation and 'national' separation -- Commerce and Jewish culture : the business of Hebrew publishing -- Economic utility and political reforms : the 'Jewish question' in Livorno -- Conclusion : enlightenment and emancipation : privilege and its discontents.
Description / Table of Contents:
Literaturverz. S. 299 - 330
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=44191
