The Port of Livorno and its "Nazione Ebrea" in the Eighteenth Century: Economic Utility and Political Reforms
The port of Livorno in Tuscany was a successful example of mercantilist policy at work, from which its Jewish community reaped great benefits in the early modern period: Jews were granted special prerogatives on the grounds of their economic usefulness, gaining liberties precluded to most Jewish com...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Fondazione Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea CDEC
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History |
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| Online Access: | http://www.quest-cdecjournal.it/focus.php?id=227 |