Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. N otes on Language and Terminology xi
5. MAP. Oran and the western Mediterranean xiv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Mediterranean Oran 25
8. 2. Rebuilding Oran: Jews, Beys, and Commerce, 1792–1830 47
9. 3. Making Money in a Time of Conquest 71
10. 4. Struggles For and Between the Merchants of Oran 95
11. 5. Jacob Lasry and the Business of Conquest 113
12. 6. From Juifs de Gibraltar and “Algerine Jews” to Israélites Indigènes 131
13. Conclusion: Moralities and Mythologies 149
14. Notes 157
15. Bibliography 181
16. Index 193