The Chosen Few: How Education Shaped Jewish History, 70-1492
The Chosen Few: How Education Shaped Jewish History, 70-1492
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Abstract
In 70 CE, the Jews were an agrarian and illiterate people living mostly in the Land of Israel and Mesopotamia. By 1492, the Jewish people had become a small group of literate urbanites specializing in crafts, trade, moneylending, and medicine in hundreds of places across the Old World, from Seville to Mangalore. What caused this radical change? This book presents a new answer to this question by applying the lens of economic analysis to the key facts of fifteen formative centuries of Jewish history. The book offers a powerful new explanation of one of the most significant transformations in Jewish history while also providing fresh insights into the growing debate about the social and economic impact of religion.
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Front Matter
- Introduction
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70 CE–1492: How Many Jews Were There, and Where and how did they Live?
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Were the Jews a Persecuted Minority?
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The People of the Book, 200 BCE–200 CE
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The Economics of Hebrew Literacy in a World of Farmers
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Jews in the Talmud Era, 200–650: The Chosen Few
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From Farmers to Merchants, 750–1150
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Educated Wandering Jews, 800–1250
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Segregation or Choice? From Merchants to Moneylenders, 1000–1500
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The Mongol Shock: Can Judaism Survive when Trade and Urban Economies Collapse?
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1492 to Today: Open Questions
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End Matter
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