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ISBN10: 1850431000, ISBN13: 9781850431008, [publisher: London: I.B. Tauris.] Hardcover X, 319 Seiten / p. Buchrücken aufgeschlitzt, Aufkleberreste, innen gut und sauber / Spine slit, sticker remnants, inside good and clean - From the late 1800s until World War II, the Jewish communities of Cairo and Alexandria were vibrant, prosperous, and dynamic elements of Egyptian society. Suddenly in the late 1940s all of this changed, and by the 1980s only a few hundred Jews remained in the entire country. -- Gudrun Krämer explores the reasons for the swift rise and rapid decline of this minority community in a Muslim land. Beginning with an examination of the communal structure and composition of Egyptian Jewry, she illuminates its diversity in religious rite, ethnic origin, language, and nationality. In so doing, she paints a colorful picture of the communitys heyday in the 1920s and 1930s when Jewish merchant families such as the Mosseris, Rolos, Suareses, Cattaouis, and de Menasces controlled commercial empires linking Egypts economy to Europe. Although tolerated and even respected, the Jews were only marginally integrated into the dominant Muslim culture of Egypt. Thus, when in the 1940s the conflict over Palestine unleashed latent tensions and new political strife, their status was seriously challenged. -- Oral interviews and rich archival sources in Cairo, Jerusalem, Paris, London, and Bonn allow the author to describe in vivid detail the Jewish communitys ...
ISBN10: 1850431000, ISBN13: 9781850431008, [publisher: London: I.B. Tauris.] Hardcover X, 319 Seiten / p. Buchrücken aufgeschlitzt, Aufkleberreste, innen gut und sauber / Spine slit, sticker remnants, inside good and clean - From the late 1800s until World War II, the Jewish communities of Cairo and Alexandria were vibrant, prosperous, and dynamic elements of Egyptian society. Suddenly in the late 1940s all of this changed, and by the 1980s only a few hundred Jews remained in the entire country. -- Gudrun Krämer explores the reasons for the swift rise and rapid decline of this minority community in a Muslim land. Beginning with an examination of the communal structure and composition of Egyptian Jewry, she illuminates its diversity in religious rite, ethnic origin, language, and nationality. In so doing, she paints a colorful picture of the communitys heyday in the 1920s and 1930s when Jewish merchant families such as the Mosseris, Rolos, Suareses, Cattaouis, and de Menasces controlled commercial empires linking Egypts economy to Europe. Although tolerated and even respected, the Jews were only marginally integrated into the dominant Muslim culture of Egypt. Thus, when in the 1940s the conflict over Palestine unleashed latent tensions and new political strife, their status was seriously challenged. -- Oral interviews and rich archival sources in Cairo, Jerusalem, Paris, London, and Bonn allow the author to describe in vivid detail the Jewish communitys ...
I.B. Tauris, Date: 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. 1989. I.B. Tauris ISBN 1850431000 9781850431008 [FR]
London : I.B. Tauris, Date: 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature to front pastedown. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description : x, 319p. Notes : Based on author's thesis (Doctoral) - University of Wiesbaden, 1982. Bibl; index. English. Subject : Jews Egypt History 20th century. Jews Egypt Social life and customs History, Modern Jewish. Egypt Ethnic relations. Egypt Ethnic relations. Jews History. Genre : Bibliography. 1989. London : I.B. Tauris ISBN 1850431000 9781850431008 [IE]
London, I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. 1989. (X) 319 p. Hardcover with pictorial dustjacket (Spine of the dustjacket slightly discoloured, otherwise in very good condition.) London, I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. 1989 ISBN 1850431000 9781850431008 [NL]
ISBN10: 1850431000, ISBN13: 9781850431008, [publisher: I.B. Tauris, London] Hardcover First Edition Octavo. 319 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good dustjacket. Light green spine with Red and black text. Dustjacket shows mild edgewear and shelfwear. Boards show slight edgewear. Textblock has previous owner's date and place of acquisition on front endpaper. NOTE: Shelved in Front Desk Alcove. 1368505. Special Collections. [Rockville, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
London: I.B. Tauris, Date: 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 319 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good dustjacket. Light green spine with Red and black text. Dustjacket shows mild edgewear and shelfwear. Boards show slight edgewear. Textblock has previous owner's date and place of acquisition on front endpaper. NOTE: Shelved in Front Desk Alcove. 1368505. Special Collections. 1989. I.B. Tauris ISBN 1850431000 US
London I.B. Tauris 1989 First Edition Hardcover Book. Octavo. 319 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good dustjacket. Light green spine with Red and black text. Dustjacket shows mild edgewear and shelfwear. Boards show slight edgewear. Textblock has previous owner's date and place of acquisition on front endpaper. NOTE: Shelved in Front Desk Alcove. 1368505. Special Collections.
London: I.B. Tauris, Date: 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 319 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good dustjacket. Light green spine with Red and black text. Dustjacket shows mild edgewear and shelfwear. Boards show slight edgewear. Textblock has previous owner's date and place of acquisition on front endpaper. NOTE: Shelved in Front Desk Alcove. 1368505. Special Collections. 1989. I.B. Tauris ISBN 1850431000 9781850431008 [US]
ISBN10: 1850431000, ISBN13: 9781850431008, [publisher: I.B. Tauris, London] Hardcover First Edition Octavo. 319 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good dustjacket. Light green spine with Red and black text. Dustjacket shows mild edgewear and shelfwear. Boards show slight edgewear. Textblock has previous owner's date and place of acquisition on front endpaper. NOTE: Shelved in Front Desk Alcove. 1368505. Special Collections. [Rockville, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
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