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Mediterranean Modernity through Jewish Eyes: The Transimperial Life of Abraham Ankawa.

This article examines the life of the scholar Abraham Ankawa (1810-90) in order to argue for the usefulness of a Mediterranean lens through which to view the history of Jews in modern North Africa. Ankawa's networks spanned various Maghribi states, especially Morocco (his birthplace and the focus of...

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Published in:Jewish Social Studies Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 34 - 69
Main Author: Marglin, Jessica M.
Format: Article
Published: Indiana University Press Winter2014
Subjects:
Ankawa, Abraham
Jews
History of the Mediterranean Region
History of imperialism
Jewish history
History
Nineteenth century
North Africa
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