| Jews, Turks, and Ottomans: A Shared History, Fifteenth Through the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Levy, Avigdor (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815629419 ISBN-13: 9780815629412 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2002 Annotation: An in-depth & widely ranging exploration of Jewish life in the Ottoman Empire and in modern Turkey. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire - History | Jewish - General - History | Essays |
| Dewey: 956.004 |
| LCCN: 2002011481 |
| Series: Modern Jewish History |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.02" W x 9.14" (1.25 lbs) 428 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book focuses on central topics, such as the structure of the Jewish community, its organization and institutions and its relations with the state; the place Jews occupied in the Ottoman economy and their interactions with the general society; Jewish scholarship and its contribution to Ottoman and Turkish culture, science, and medicine. Written by leading scholars from Israel, Turkey, Europe, and the United States, these pieces present an unusually broad historical canvas that brings together different perspectives and viewpoints. The book is a major, original contribution to Jewish history as well as to Turkish, Balkan, and Middle East studies. |