The Sultanas Jew

"A model of historical interpretation, [this book] is also a delight to read: compelling, concise, and utterly devoid of jargon."

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Daniel J. Schroeter is Professor of History and Teller Family Chair in Jewish History at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of Merchants of Essaouira: Urban Society and Imperialism in Southwest Morocco.

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"Schroeter's meticulously documented study is a model for research on intermediate minorities."--CHOICE
"Until this book was written, all that was left in the collective memory about Meir Maclin was a toponym in the mellah of Marrakesh, the Darb Maknin. Through the inspired research of Daniel Schroeter, and the historical self-awareness of the Lévy-Corcos family who preserved the papers of their ancestor, this extraordinary story has finally become known"--North African Studies

Zusammenfassung
This book examines the Jewish community of Morocco in the late 18th and early 19th centuries through the life of a merchant who was the chief intermediary between the Moroccan sultans and Europe .