Scepter of Judah : The Jewish Autonomy in the Eighteenth-Century Crown Poland.
Title:
Scepter of Judah : The Jewish Autonomy in the Eighteenth-Century Crown Poland.
Author:
Kalik, Judith.
ISBN:
9789004181199
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (416 pages)
Series:
Studia Judaeoslavica ; v.02
Studia Judaeoslavica
Contents:
List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One The Development of Jewish Autonomy -- Chapter Two The Structure of Jewish Autonomy -- Chapter Three Jewish Demography and Geography -- Chapter Four The Administrative Structure of the Urban Jewish Population -- Chapter Five The Administrative Structure of the Rural Jewish Population -- Chapter Six The "Leaseholders' Belt" -- Chapter Seven Jewish Political Leadership -- Chapter Eight A Case Study: The Jewish Subjects of Kazimierz Granowski, Voivode of Rawa -- Chapter Nine Conclusions -- Appendix One Tables to Chapter Two -- Appendix Two Maps to Chapter Two -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
The newly dicovered complete corpus of the Jewish poll-tax lists provides a totally new outlook on Jewish autonomy in eighteenth century Poland from which a full reconstruction of the Jewish settlement can be drawn. The book includes series of tables and maps.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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