Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade
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Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade by Eli Faber
Focusing on the British empire, this book assesses the extent to which Jews participated in the institution of slavery through investment in slave trading companies, ownership of slave ships, commercial activity as merchants who sold slaves upon their arrival from Africa, and direct ownership of slaves.
For anyone in search of ammunition to refute farfetched claims about Jewish culpability for the enslavement of Africans in America, this is the place to look-- Peter Kolchin * Los Angeles Times *
The only way to set the record straight is to do what those making the claim [of Jewish domination of the slave trade and widespread slave ownership] have failed to do, namely sift through the entire body of evidence, with a view to determining the scale and nature of the Jewish contribution. This is precisely what Faber does. -- Howard Temperley * Times Literary Supplement *
Extremely thorough . . . convincing. * Journal of American History *
A well-researched study that neither allocates blame nor exonerates the participants in the peculiar institution, but puts to rest a pernicious anti-Semitic libel of recent coinage. * Kirkus Reviews *
Stunning. * Publishers Weekly *
The only way to set the record straight is to do what those making the claim [of Jewish domination of the slave trade and widespread slave ownership] have failed to do, namely sift through the entire body of evidence, with a view to determining the scale and nature of the Jewish contribution. This is precisely what Faber does. -- Howard Temperley * Times Literary Supplement *
Extremely thorough . . . convincing. * Journal of American History *
A well-researched study that neither allocates blame nor exonerates the participants in the peculiar institution, but puts to rest a pernicious anti-Semitic libel of recent coinage. * Kirkus Reviews *
Stunning. * Publishers Weekly *
The late Eli Faber was Professor of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York, and author of A Time for Planting: The First Migration, 1654-1828, the first volume in the five-volume The Jewish People in America.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780814726396 |
| ISBN 10 | 0814726399 |
| Title | Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade |
| Author | Eli Faber |
| Series | New Perspectives On Jewish Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New York University Press |
| Year published | 2000-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 386 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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