The Jewish Economic Elite
Making Modern Europe
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 18th Century, Western Europe
| Author: | Cornelia Aust | ISBN: | 9780253035448 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press | Publication: | February 27, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cornelia Aust |
| ISBN: | 9780253035448 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Publication: | February 27, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press |
| Language: | English |
In this rich transnational history, Cornelia Aust traces Jewish Ashkenazi families as they moved across Europe and established new commercial and entrepreneurial networks as they went. Aust balances economic history with elaborate discussions of Jewish marriage patterns, women's economic activity, and intimate family life. Following their travels from Amsterdam to Warsaw, Aust opens a multifaceted window into the lives, relationships, and changing conditions of economic activity of a new Jewish mercantile elite.
In this rich transnational history, Cornelia Aust traces Jewish Ashkenazi families as they moved across Europe and established new commercial and entrepreneurial networks as they went. Aust balances economic history with elaborate discussions of Jewish marriage patterns, women's economic activity, and intimate family life. Following their travels from Amsterdam to Warsaw, Aust opens a multifaceted window into the lives, relationships, and changing conditions of economic activity of a new Jewish mercantile elite.
