The Chosen Few: How Education Shaped Jewish History, 70-1492 (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World Book 42)
by Maristella Botticini, Zvi Eckstein
A data-driven exploration of how universal male literacy and educational selection shaped Jewish economic history between 70 and 1492.
About This Book
The Chosen Few examines the profound impact of education on Jewish communities over more than a millennium.
Authors Maristella Botticini and Zvi Eckstein analyze historical data to understand shifts in literacy, occupation, and migration.
The book situates these developments within the broader context of economic and social change in the Western world.
Readers gain insight into how educational choices influenced the trajectory of Jewish history from late antiquity through the Middle Ages.
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