Jewish Communities in Modern Asia: Their Rise, Demise and Resurgence - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1009162586 ISBN 13 : 9781009162586

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

Imperial expansion and adventurism by Great Britain and Russia were the chief motors that initially drove Jewish settlers to move eastwards, in the nineteenth century, combined as this was with the rise of port cities and general development of the global economy. The new immigrants soon become centrally involved, in ways quite disproportionate to their numbers, in Asian commerce. Their role and centrality finished with the outbreak of World War II, the chaos that resulted from the fighting, and the consequent collapse of Western imperialism. This unique, ground-breaking book charts their rise and fall while pointing to signs of these communities' post-war resurgence and revival. Fourteen chapters by many of the most prominent authorities in the field, from a range of perspectives, explore questions of identity, society, and culture across several Asian locales. The book concludes with a fascinating chapter exploring the quest for the supposed 'lost tribes of Israel'.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rotem Kowner is Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Haifa. During the last two decades, he has written extensively on the Jewish communities in Japan and Indonesia. His books include From White to Yellow: The Japanese in European Racial Thought, 1300–1735 (2014).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1009162586
• ISBN 13: 9781009162586
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Kowner Rotem
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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