Reluctant Cosmopolitans
| Author | : Daniel M. Swetschinski |
| Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
| Total Pages | : 395 |
| Release | : 2000-06-01 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781909821804 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1909821802 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Reluctant Cosmopolitans by : Daniel M. Swetschinski
Download or read book Reluctant Cosmopolitans written by Daniel M. Swetschinski and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2000 National Jewish Book Award for Sephardic Studies Focusing on the social dimension of Amsterdam's Portuguese Jewish economic and religious life, Swetschinski paints a lively and unconventional picture of the dynamics of a remarkable Jewish community, the first traditional Jewish society to engage creatively with the non-Jewish, secular world in relative harmony. A broad, authentic, and original vision of the transition from medieval to modern Jewish history.
