A stake in the ground : : Jews and property investment in the medieval crown of Aragon / / by Michael Schraer.
In A Stake in the Ground , Michael Schraer explores the economic functions of real estate amongst the Jews of the medieval crown of Aragon. He challenges the view of medieval Jews as primarily money-lenders and merchants, finding compelling evidence for extensive property trading and investment. Jew...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2019] |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (300 pages). |
| Notes: | Substantial revision and expanded version of author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Cambridge, 2016, titled Real estate and the Jews of the crown of Aragon, 1150-1400. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgements
- Figures and Tables
- Abbreviations
- Orthography
- Currencies, Land Areas and Weights and Measures
- Glossary
- Introduction
- Jews as Property Investors: The Evidence
- Property Rights
- Jews in the Market for Land
- Lords of the Land?
- Dowries, Wills and Gifts
- The Link between Credit and Land
- Property and the Jewish Economy
- The Economic Case for Property
- Credit and Property in the Wealth of the Jews
- Postscript
- Back Matter
- Index.