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Jewish Autonomy in a Slave Society: Suriname in the Atlantic World, 1651-1825

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780812297041
DOI
10.9783/9780812297041
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6324809 bytes)
Pages
392\364
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 17:47:06

Description

Jewish Autonomy in a Slave Society explores the political and social history of the Dutch colony of Suriname—a place where Jews, most of Iberian origin, established the largest Jewish agricultural community in the world and enjoyed various liberties, including the right to convert their slaves to Judaism.Jewish Autonomy in a Slave Society explores the political and social history of the Dutch colony of Suriname—a place where Jews, most of Iberian origin, established the largest Jewish agricultural community in the world and enjoyed various liberties, including the right to convert their slaves to Judaism.

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