Picturing Chinatown

Picturing Chinatown
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 424
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ISBN-10 : 0520225929
ISBN-13 : 9780520225923
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Download or read book Picturing Chinatown written by Anthony W. Lee and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-10-02 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout European history, Jews have been associated with commerce and the money trade, rendered both visible and vulnerable, like Shylock, by their economic distinctiveness. This is the story of Jewish perceptions of this economic difference and its effect on modern Jewish identity.


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