Arabs of the Jewish Faith: The Civilizing Mission in Colonial Algeria by Joshua

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Arabs of the Jewish Faith by Joshua Schreier Exploring how Algerian Jews responded to and appropriated Frances newly conceived "civilizing mission" in the mid-nineteenth century, Arabs of the Jewish Faith shows that the ideology, while rooted in French Revolutionary ideals of regeneration, enlightenment, and emancipation, actually developed as a strategic response to the challenges of controlling the unruly and highly diverse populations of Algerias coastal cities. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Exploring how Algerian Jews responded to and appropriated Frances newly conceived "civilizing mission" in the mid-nineteenth century, Arabs of the Jewish Faith shows that the ideology, while rooted in French Revolutionary ideals of regeneration, enlightenment, and emancipation, actually developed as a strategic response to the challenges of controlling the unruly and highly diverse populations of Algerias coastal cities. Author Biography JOSHUA SCHREIER is an assistant professor of history at Vassar College. Table of Contents Introduction 1. Jews, Commerce, and Community in Early Colonial Algeria 2. Revolution, Republicanism, and Religion: Responses to Civilizing in Oran, 1848 3. Synagogues, Surveillance, and Civilization 4. Teaching Civilization: French Schools and Algerian Midrashim,1852-1870 5. From Napoleans Sanhedrin to the Cremiéux Decree: Sex, Marriage, and the Boundaries of Civilization Conclusion Review "Schreier is a beautiful storyteller, writes in crystalline prose, and presents original and carefully researched historical arguments. He paints a brilliant picture of Algerian Jewries that is far more nuanced than that provided by other sources. His book offers scholars of Algerian/North African/Middle East histories who do not work on Jews a way to understand, situate, and engage this subject." -- Sarah Abrevaya Stein * History Department, UCLA *"In this remarkable book, Schreier argues convincingly that Algerian Jews helped to shape the civilizing mission in colonial Algeria. By means of a nuanced and sophisticated analysis Schreier brings the Jews out of the shadows of the wings and places them at the center of the colonial stage, thus adding greatly to our understanding of the dynamics of race and ethnicity as well as the civilizing ideologies of the early decades of French colonization in Algeria." -- Patricia Lorcin * History Department, University of Minnesota *"By crossing the boundaries that have conventionally separated French, Algerian and Jewish history, Arabs of the Jewish Faith brilliantly illuminates the struggles and transformations of Algerias Jewish minority but also the ways in which Frances civilizing mission impacted both the colonies and the metropole." -- Zachary Lockman * author of Contending Visions of the Middle East *"A well-researched book." * Jewish Book World *"Schreier concisely studies Frances colonozing mission of Algerian Jewry from 1830 to the Crémieux Decree of 1870. His very well written and researched narrative describes the complex, differentiated economic, social, and demographic significance of the widespread Jewish community." * Choice * Long Description Exploring how Algerian Jews responded to and appropriated Frances newly conceived "civilizing mission" in the mid-nineteenth century, Arabs of the Jewish Faith shows that the ideology, while rooted in French Revolutionary ideals of regeneration, enlightenment, and emancipation, actually developed as a strategic response to the challenges of controlling the unruly and highly diverse populations of Algerias coastal cities. Review Quote "Schreier is a beautiful storyteller, writes in crystalline prose, and presents original and carefully researched historical arguments. He paints a brilliant picture of Algerian Jewries that is far more nuanced than that provided by other sources. His book offers scholars of Algerian/North African/Middle East histories who do not work on Jews a way to understand, situate, and engage this subject." Sarah Abrevaya Stein, UCLA Description for Reader JOSHUA SCHREIER is an assistant professor of history at Vassar College. Details ISBN0813547946 Author Joshua Schreier Short Title ARABS OF THE JEWISH FAITH Publisher Rutgers University Press Series Jewish Cultures of the World Language English ISBN-10 0813547946 ISBN-13 9780813547947 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2010 Imprint Rutgers University Press Subtitle The Civilizing Mission in Colonial Algeria Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2010-08-19 AU Release Date 2010-08-19 NZ Release Date 2010-08-19 US Release Date 2010-08-19 UK Release Date 2010-08-30 Pages 256 Audience Age 18-99 Place of Publication New Brunswick NJ DEWEY 305.892406509034 Illustrations 5 illustrations. 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