Note on Spelling

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Spelling xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Nazione Ebrea and the Tuscan State: A Fruitful Symbiosis 15
7. 2. Balancing Acts: The Unlikely Cultural Mediations of Joseph Attias 39
8. 3. In Praise of Good Taste: Galilean Science, Critical Spirit, and Hebraic Studies 68
9. 4. Entering the Medical Republic: Jewish Physicians and the Pursuit of the Public Good 96
10. 5. Pious Care and Devotional Literature at the Time of Enlightenment Reform 127
11. 6. Coffee and Gambling: Jewish Recreation and “National” Separation 152
12. 7. Commerce and Jewish Culture: The Business of Hebrew Publishing 181
13. 8. Economic Utility and Political Reforms: The “Jewish Question” in Livorno 208
14. Conclusion. Enlightenment and Emancipation: Privilege and Its Discontents 239
15. Appendix: Bibliographic Data 249
16. Notes 253
17. Bibliography 299
18. Index 331