TY - BOOK AU - Aust,Cornelia TI - The Jewish economic elite: making modern Europe T2 - German Jewish cultures SN - 9780253032171 AV - HF3495 .J495 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - Bloomington, Indiana PB - Indiana University Press KW - Jews KW - Europe KW - Economic conditions KW - 19th century KW - Commerce KW - History KW - Social networks KW - Jewish capitalists and financiers KW - Jewish businesspeople KW - Jewish merchants KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - "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"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1742328&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -