Author : Avigdor Levy
Release : 2002-11-01
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 412/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Jews, Turks, and Ottomans by : Avigdor Levy
Download or read book Jews, Turks, and Ottomans written by Avigdor Levy. This book was released on 2002-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on central topics, such as the structure of the Jewish community, its organization and institutions and its relations with the state; the place Jews occupied in the Ottoman economy and their interactions with the general society; Jewish scholarship and its contribution to Ottoman and Turkish culture, science, and medicine. Written by leading scholars from Israel, Turkey, Europe, and the United States, these pieces present an unusually broad historical canvas that brings together different perspectives and viewpoints. The book is a major, original contribution to Jewish history as well as to Turkish, Balkan, and Middle East studies.