Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations xi
4. Tables xiii
5. Preface xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1. 70 Ce–1492. How many Jews were there , and Where and how did they Live ? 11
8. Chapter 2. Were The Jews a Persecuted Minority? 52
9. Chapter 3. The People of The Book, 200 Bce–200 Ce 66
10. Chapter 4 The Economics of Hebrew Literacy in a World of Farmers 80
11. Chapter 5. Jews in the Talmud Era, 200–650 The Chosen Few 95
12. Chapter 6. From Farmers to Merchants, 750–1150 124
13. Chapter 7. Educated Wandering Jews, 800–1250 153
14. Chapter 8. Segregation or Choice? 201
15. Chapter 9. The Mongol Shock 248
16. Chapter 10. 1492 to Today 261
17. Appendix 274
18. Bibliography 287
19. Index 317
20. Backmatter 325