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OverviewThe Economic History of European Jews attempts to make sense of the economic foundations of Jewish life in the different parts of late antique and early medieval Europe. In the first part Michael Toch describes the demographic arc, decline, subsequent rise, and spatial distribution of Jewish populations. This data is then broadened to include the range of economic activities. The second part analyses the actual share of Jews in different branches of the economy. This includes the idea of their pioneer role and the notion of an intercontinental network of Jewish commerce, the phenomenon of Jews in agriculture and entrepreneurship, gender roles and the household mode of production, and the difficult subject of the significance of minority status for economic activity, among other subjects. This is the most up-to-date scholarly reassessment of a century of both overly optimistic and occasionally negative interpretations of Jewish population and economic activities, a boon to students and researchers of the first millennium of the Jewish experience in Europe, and an interesting read for the general public. S. Bowman, University of Cincinnati Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael TochPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 56 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.731kg ISBN: 9789004235342ISBN 10: 9004235345 Pages: 374 Publication Date: 28 September 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part I: Stocktaking: Regional Populations and Livelihoods Chapter 1. Byzantium Chapter 2. Italy Chapter 3. Gaul, the Lands of the Franks, France and Germany Chapter 4. The Iberian Peninsula Chapter 5. Eastern Europe Part II: Economic Functions and Significance Chapter 6. Jews, Commerce and Money Chapter 7. Landholding, Crafts, Enterprises, Medicine, and the Internal Jewish Economy Chapter 8. Historical Conclusions Maps Appendix 1: Places of Jewish Settlement in the Byzantine Empire Appendix 2: Places of Jewish Settlement in Italy Appendix 3: Places of Jewish Settlement in France and Germany Appendix 4: Places of Jewish Settlement in Iberia BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationMichael Toch, Ph.D. (1978, Erlangen University), is Professor of Medieval History at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published monographs, source editions and many articles on the German urban classes, the German and European peasantry, and German and European Jews. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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