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The Sephardic Jews of Spain and Portugal : survival of an imperiled culture in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries /

"Traces the history of the Sephardic Jews from their golden age to their post-Columbian diaspora. It highlights achievements in science, medicine, philosophy, arts, economy and government, alongside a few less noble accomplishments, in both the land they left behind and in the lands that they s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sloan, Dolores J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]
Subjects:
Jews > Spain > History > 15th century.
Jews > Spain > History > 16th century.
Jews > Portugal > History > 15th century.
Jews > Portugal > History > 16th century.
Sephardim > History > 15th century.
Sephardim > History > 16th century.
Spain > Ethnic relations.
Portugal > Ethnic relations.
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Summary:"Traces the history of the Sephardic Jews from their golden age to their post-Columbian diaspora. It highlights achievements in science, medicine, philosophy, arts, economy and government, alongside a few less noble accomplishments, in both the land they left behind and in the lands that they settled later. Several significant Sephardic Jews are profiled in detail"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xii, 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224) and index.
ISBN:0786438177 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786438174 (softcover : alk. paper)