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Article: The Mediterranean and the Jews: Vol. 2: Society, Culture, and Economy in Early Modern Times.(Reviews)(Book Review)
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- Renaissance Quarterly
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- March 22, 2004
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Elliott Horowitz and Moises Orfali, eds. The Mediterranean and the Jews: Vol. 2: Society, Culture, and Economy in Early Modern Times.
Ramat-Gan: Bar Ilan University Press, 2002. 266 pp. index. $35. ISBN: 965-226-221-8.
Three European, one American, and six Israeli researchers here cast their scholarly nets widely to elucidate aspects of the early modern period in Jewish history. The articles are all welcome additions to our knowledge in this emerging field. Though most of the papers were first delivered in 1993, they have held their value, and the editors are to be congratulated on high standards and achievement.
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