Herminie and Fanny Pereire: Elite Jewish women in nineteenth-century France

Helen M. Davies

Published by Manchester University Press 2024

Herminie and Fanny Pereire

Elite Jewish women in nineteenth-century France

Helen M. Davies

In the series Studies in Modern French and Francophone History

https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526177667

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About this book

This book, a companion to the author's acclaimed Emile and Isaac Pereire (2015), sheds new light on elite Jewish families in nineteenth-century France.

Author / Editor information

Davies Helen M. :

Helen M. Davies is a Fellow of the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of MelbourneHelen M. Davies is a Fellow of the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne

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Front matter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Dedication Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of plates Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
List of figures Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xiv
Pereire family tree Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Introduction Helen M. Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 The Rodrigues family Helen M. Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
2 Herminie and Fanny Mother and daughter Helen M. Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
3 Relations and relationships Helen M. Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
4 Sociability, entertainment, real estate, and servants ‘Fêtes, because fortune obliges it’ Helen M. Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
5 Conspicuous consumption, again ‘because fortune obliges it’ Helen M. Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
6 Sedaca, charity, philanthropy Helen M. Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
7 Children and marriage Becoming Christian or becoming Jewish? Helen M. Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
8 Being Jewish Helen M. Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Conclusion Helen M. Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	286
Select bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Plates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317

Language: English
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Audience: General/trade;College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Illustrations
- Other: 4 colour illustrations, 14 black & white illustrations
Keywords: bourgeois family; embourgeoisement; Emile Pereire; Fanny Pereire; French Second Empire; French Second Republic; French Third Republic; Herminie Pereire; Isaac Pereire; Jewish assimilation; Jewish history; Saint-Simonianism; Sephardic Jews; Sephardic women

eBook

Published: June 25, 2024
ISBN: 9781526177667