The Jewish economic elite : making modern Europe /
Aust, Cornelia,
The Jewish economic elite : making modern Europe / Cornelia Aust. - First edition. - Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (xxix, 217 pages) - German Jewish cultures .
Includes bibliographies and index.
1. Amsterdam: a center of credit -- 2. Frankfurt an der Oder: Central European middlemen -- 3. Border lands: legal restrictions, army supplying, and economic success -- 4. Praga: a stepping stone -- 5. Warsaw: the rise of a Jewish economic elite.
"In this rich transnational history, Cornelia Aust traces Jewish Ashkenazi families as they moved across Europe and established new commercial and entrepreneurial networks as they went. Aust balances economic history with elaborate discussions of Jewish marriage patterns, women's economic activity, and intimate family life. Following their travels from Amsterdam to Warsaw, Aust opens a multifaceted window into the lives, relationships, and changing conditions of Jewish economic activity of a new Jewish mercantile elite"--
9780253032171 9780253035448
2017043345
Jews--Economic conditions--Europe--19th century.
Jews--Commerce--History--Europe--19th century.
Jews--Social networks--History--Europe--19th century.
Jewish capitalists and financiers--History--Europe--19th century.
Jewish businesspeople--History--Europe--19th century.
Jewish merchants--History--Europe--19th century.
Electronic Books.
HF3495 / .J495 2018
The Jewish economic elite : making modern Europe / Cornelia Aust. - First edition. - Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (xxix, 217 pages) - German Jewish cultures .
Includes bibliographies and index.
1. Amsterdam: a center of credit -- 2. Frankfurt an der Oder: Central European middlemen -- 3. Border lands: legal restrictions, army supplying, and economic success -- 4. Praga: a stepping stone -- 5. Warsaw: the rise of a Jewish economic elite.
"In this rich transnational history, Cornelia Aust traces Jewish Ashkenazi families as they moved across Europe and established new commercial and entrepreneurial networks as they went. Aust balances economic history with elaborate discussions of Jewish marriage patterns, women's economic activity, and intimate family life. Following their travels from Amsterdam to Warsaw, Aust opens a multifaceted window into the lives, relationships, and changing conditions of Jewish economic activity of a new Jewish mercantile elite"--
9780253032171 9780253035448
2017043345
Jews--Economic conditions--Europe--19th century.
Jews--Commerce--History--Europe--19th century.
Jews--Social networks--History--Europe--19th century.
Jewish capitalists and financiers--History--Europe--19th century.
Jewish businesspeople--History--Europe--19th century.
Jewish merchants--History--Europe--19th century.
Electronic Books.
HF3495 / .J495 2018