This new-fangled age -- From ancient constitution to mosaic republic -- A new system of civil and commercial government -- The natural relation of things -- A state within a state -- The Israelites and the aristocracy -- Jews, commerce, and history -- Capitalism and the Jews -- Afterward : industrialization and beyond
Summary
Karp shows the centrality of economic rationales to debates on Jews' status in Italy, Britain, France and Germany during the course of two centuries and delineates the common themes that informed these debates - the ideal republic and the 'ancient constitution', the conflict between virtue and commerce, and the notion of useful labour
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-362) and index
