Purchasing Power by Rebecca Kobrin

Purchasing Power by Rebecca Kobrin

Purchasing Power repositions economics in our understanding of the Jewish experience from early modern Rome to contemporary America and traces how economic circumstances have formed the context for, and even underpinned, Jewish intellectual, culture, and political development.

"A rich collection of essays, Purchasing Power offers a wide range of innovative methodological and historiographical perspectives on Jewish economic life from the early to late modern periodThe audacity of the collection is apparent in the time span it covers-from early modern Rome to the Soviet Jewry movement in 1960s-1980s America-alongside its engagement with crucial questions that 're-position economics in our understanding of the modern Jewish experience.'" (Studies in Contemporary Jewry) "Long neglected or politicized, the study of Jewish economic life at the onset of modernity has now emerged as a growing field of interest. This rich collection of essays offers a valuable addition to the existing literature and will stimulate further debates." (Francesca Trivellato, Yale University) "This is a volume that historians of early modern and late modern Jewry, as well as those with an interest in the history of commerce and of transnational political and philanthropic networks, will want to consult." (Jerry Z. Muller, The Catholic University of America)

Rebecca Kobrin is Russell and Bettina Knapp Associate Professor of American Jewish History at Columbia University. She is author of Jewish Bialystok and Its Diaspora and editor of Chosen Capital: The Jewish Encounter with American Capitalism. Adam Teller is Associate Professor of Judaic Studies and History at Brown University.

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ISBN 13	9780812247305
ISBN 10	0812247302
Title	Purchasing Power
Author	Rebecca Kobrin
Series	Jewish Culture And Contexts
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	University of Pennsylvania Press
Year published	2015-11-20
Number of pages	368
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