Venice, the Jews and Europe
Author | : Donatella Calabi |
Publisher | : Marsilio |
Total Pages | : 532 |
Release | : 2016 |
ISBN-10 | : 8831724940 |
ISBN-13 | : 9788831724944 |
Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Download or read book Venice, the Jews and Europe written by Donatella Calabi and published by Marsilio. This book was released on 2016 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The significance of the Ghetto -- Venice, the Jews, and Europe, 1516-2016: 1. Before the Ghetto -- 2. Cosmopolitan Venice -- 3. The cosmopolitan Ghetto -- 4. The synagogues -- 5. Jewish culture and women -- 6. Trade in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -- 7. Tales of the Ghetto : the shadow of Shylock -- 8. Napoleon : the opening of the gates and assimilation -- 9. The twentieth century