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Author Meyerson, Mark D

Title Jews in an Iberian frontier kingdom : society, economy, and politics in Morvedre, 1248-1391 / by Mark D. Meyerson
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (303 pages) : maps
Series Medieval and early modern Iberian world, 1569-1934 ; v. 20
Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; v. 20. 1569-1934
Contents Colonizing the Valencian Frontier -- Putting the Jews in their Place -- Fiscal Servitude -- The Yoke of Usury -- Caught in the Crossfire
Summary "This book treats the tumultuous history of the Jews in the colonial kingdom of Valencia through focusing on one town, Morvedre. Based on archival sources, it explores the Jews' activities as settlers and officials, their role in the new kingdom's economic development, and their rapidly changing relations with the Christian conquerors and the subject Muslims. It dissects the Jewish community's internal social and political struggles while it dealt with the monarchy's heavy fiscal demands. It also considers the controversies surrounding Jewish moneylending and the Jews' embattled position during the rebellions and wars that rocked the kingdom in the fourteenth century. The book is important for students of Jewish history, Spanish history, and interfaith relations in the Middle Ages."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-292) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Jews -- Spain -- Sagunto -- History -- To 1500
Sephardim -- Spain -- Sagunto -- History -- To 1500
HISTORY.
Ethnic relations
Jews
Sephardim
Joden.
SUBJECT Sagunto (Spain) -- Ethnic relations
Subject Spain -- Sagunto
Sagunt
Juden.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1429414839
9781429414838
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9004137394
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9781280914911
9786610914913
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9047404939
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