Zion in Africa

The Jews of Zambia

Hugh Macmillan, Frank Shapiro (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2017
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
9781784536664 (ISBN)

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This work represents the definitive account of the Jewish community in central Africa. It tells the story of the coming of the first Jews to the area in the late 19th century, the heyday of the Jewish community in the mid-20th century, and its decline since Zambian independence. Dealing primarily with the Jewish traders in Zambia who flourished in the face of both anti-semitism and their own acute social dislocation, Macmillan explores a number of interrelated topics: the colonial office discussions about Jewish immigration in the 1930s, the attempts to settle refugees in Africa by both pro-and anti-semites, Jewish religious life in the region, and the remarkable cultural and professional role played by the Jewish settlers. Setting these issues in the context of a general history of southern and central Africa, this book constitutes a major contribution to our understanding of the economic history of the entire region. It will be of interest to both historians of Africa and anyone concerned with economic development, identity and immigrant communities.

Hugh Macmillan is Professor of History at the University of TranskeiNot available at this time.

Erscheinungsdatum	29.03.2017
Zusatzinfo	2x8pp bw plates
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	675 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Schlagworte	Judentum • Sambia; Religion
ISBN-13	9781784536664 / 9781784536664
Zustand	Neuware