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245 00 $aAtlantic diasporas :$bJews, conversos, and crypto-Jews in the age of mercantilism, 1500-1800 /$cedited by Richard L. Kagan and Philip D. Morgan.
260 $aBaltimore :$bJohns Hopkins University Press,$c2009.
300 $axvii, 307 pages :$bmaps ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aPapers presented at the first Lavy Colloquium "Atlantic Jewry in an Age of Mercantilism" on March 25-26, 2005 at the Homewood Campus of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
504 $aIncludes bibliographic references (p. 219-293) and index.
520 1 $a"This wide-ranging narrative explores the role that Jews, Conversos, and Crypto-Jews played in settling and building the Atlantic world between 1500 and 1800. Through the interwoven themes of markets, politics, religion, culture, and identity, the essays here demonstrate that the world of Atlantic Jewry, most often typified by Port Jews involved in mercantile pursuits, was more complex than commonly depicted. The first section discusses the diaspora in relation to maritime systems, commerce, and culture on the Atlantic and includes an overview of Jewish history on both sides of the ocean. The second section provides an in-depth look at Jewish mercantilism, from settlements in Dutch America to involvement in building British, Portuguese, and other trading cultures to the dispersal of Sephardic merchants. In the third section, the chapter authors assess the roles of identity and religion in settling the Atlantic, looking closely at religious conversion; slavery; relationships among Jews, Christians, and Muslims; and the legacy of the lost tribes of Israel. A concluding commentary elucidates the fluidity of identity and boundaries in the formation of the Atlantic world. Featuring chapters by Jonathan Israel, Natalie Zemon Davis, Aviva Ben-Ur, Holly Snyder, and other prominent Jewish historians, this collection opens new avenues of inquiry into the Jewish diaspora and integrates Jewish trade and settlements into the broader narrative of Atlantic exploration."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aSephardim$xHistory$vCongresses.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010112645
650 0 $aCrypto-Jews$zIberian Peninsula$xHistory$vCongresses.
650 0 $aJews$xHistory$vCongresses.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008122369
650 0 $aEconomic history$y1600-1750$vCongresses.
700 1 $aKagan, Richard L.,$d1943-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80061828
700 1 $aMorgan, Philip D.,$d1949-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89635784
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0829/2008007948-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0829/2008007948-d.html
852 00 $bglx$hDS134$i.A85 2009