Title The Jews, instructions for use : four eighteenth-century projects for the emanicipation of European Jews / Paolo L. Bernardini, Diego Lucci

Published Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (214 pages) Series Perspectives in Jewish intellectual history Perspectives in Jewish intellectual history. Contents Table of Contents ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction; Chapter 1 From Toleration to Naturalization: John Toland and the Jews; Chapter 2 "More Useful and Happier Members of Society": Christian Wilhelmvon Dohm and the Amelioration of the Civil Status of the Jews; Chapter 3 On the Influence of the Ghetto in the State: Count D'Arco and the Jews of Mantua; Chapter 4 Degeneration and Regeneration of the Jews in Henri Grégoire's Work; Conclusion; Index Summary This book examines the four most important projects for Jewish emancipation in eighteenth-century Europe. The essays presented analyze the proposal advanced by the freethinker John Toland in 1714 and three projects of the 1780s, formulated by the state official Christian Wilhelm von Dohm in Frederick the Great's Prussia, the economist Count D'Arco in Mantua under Habsburg rule, and the Abbé Henri Grégoire in France on the eve of the Revolution. Focusing on the combination of humanitarian and utilitarian arguments and objectives in the proposals to redefi ne the legal and social status of the Jews, this book is a particularly useful resource for scholars and students interested in the history of Jewish-Gentile relations and the Age of Enlightenment Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes In English Subject Toland, John, 1670-1722. Dohm, Christian Wilhelm von, 1751-1820. D'Arco, Giambattista Gherardo, 1739-1791. Grégoire, Henri, 1750-1831. D'Arco, Giambattista Gherardo, 1739-1791 Dohm, Christian Wilhelm von, 1751-1820 Grégoire, Henri, 1750-1831 Toland, John, 1670-1722 Jews -- Emancipation -- Europe -- History -- 18th century Antisemitism -- Europe -- History -- 18th century Jews -- Europe -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 18th century Jews -- Cultural assimilation -- Europe, Western -- 18th century Philosemitism -- Europe, Western -- 18th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. Ethnic relations Antisemitism Jews -- Cultural assimilation Jews -- Emancipation Philosemitism Europe -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 18th century Europe Western Europe Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Lucci, Diego, 1977- LC no. 2012491318 ISBN 9781618110503 1618110500

Other Titles Four eighteenth-century projects for the emanicipation of European Jews

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