Mediterranean enlightenment: Livornese Jews, Tuscan culture, and eighteenth-century reform
In: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture
In: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and C
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Spelling -- Introduction -- 1. The Nazione Ebrea and the Tuscan State: A Fruitful Symbiosis -- 2. Balancing Acts: The Unlikely Cultural Mediations of Joseph Attias -- 3. In Praise of Good Taste: Galilean Science, Critical Spirit, and Hebraic Studies -- 4. Entering the Medical Republic: Jewish Physicians and the Pursuit of the Public Good -- 5. Pious Care and Devotional Literature at the Time of Enlightenment Reform -- 6. Coffee and Gambling: Jewish Recreation and "National" Separation -- 7. Commerce and Jewish Culture: The Business of Hebrew Publishing -- 8. Economic Utility and Political Reforms: The "Jewish Question" in Livorno -- Conclusion. Enlightenment and Emancipation: Privilege and Its Discontents -- Appendix: Bibliographic Data -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index