The Jews of Iraq : 3000 years of history and culture /: 3000 years of history and culture. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nissim Rejwan.
• Other Names: Rejwan, Nissim
• Contents: Preface -- From the Assyrian Captivity to the Arab Conquest (731 bc–ad 641) -- Roots -- The Lure of Exile -- The Scribes and the Birth of the Synagogue -- The Way They Lived -- Greeks, Romans, Seleucids, Sassanians -- Family, Home and Education -- A Neat Division of Labour: Exilarch and Gaon -- From Mishnah to Talmud -- The Talmud in Action -- Babylonia Assumes Leadership -- The Encounter with Islam (641–1850) -- A Deep Sigh of Relief -- Islam and the Jews: Theory and Practice -- Baghdad’s Jewish Population -- Messianism and Karaism: Rabbinic Judaism Challenged -- Saadia’s Legacy -- The Last of the Geonim -- The Dark Ages of Iraqi Jewry -- Lasting Imprint -- 100 Years of Turmoil -- Recovery and Reassertion -- A Century of Radical Change (1850–1951) -- The Road to Equality -- Exilarch to Nasi to Hakham Bashi -- The Impact of Modern Education -- World War I -- Rumours of a Brave New World -- Mandate and Independence -- The Farhud and its Consequences -- Youth in Revolt -- The Politics of Extortion -- The Exodus -- Appendix
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (274 pages)
• Subjects: 956.7/004924; Jews -- Iraq -- History; Juifs -- Irak -- Histoire; Ethnic relations; Jews; Geschichte; Juden; Iraq -- Ethnic relations; Irak -- Relations interethniques; Iraq; Irak; Juden; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000302790; 1000302792
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.