Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Long Journey of Gracia MendesCondition: NewFormat: HardbackISBN-10: 9639241679EAN: 9789639241671ISBN: 9789639241671Publisher: Central European University PressRelease Date: 09/01/2003Description: The historical biography of a true Jewish heroine in her day, Gracia Mendes. Born in 1510 in Portugal, the book details this woman's extraordinary personality until her death in 1569 in Constantinople (today's Istanbul). Her life exemplified a perseverance by the Jewish culture to survive and triumph even in the worst of conditions. As a young girl, Gracia secretly married successful Jewish spice trader, Francisco Mendes. But at age 27 she became a widow, yet she went on to raise her children and run the family business all on her own. Her travels led her through Antwerp, Venice, Ferrara, Ragusa, and finally to Constantinople, from where the Ottoman Empire dominated former Byzantium territories and offered shelter for battered Conversos (converted Jews). The text recounting the last fifteen years of Gracia's life at the center of the Empire is particularly revealing. Birnbaum's biography has the unique distinction of being the first among many studies to pay tribute to a woman during this period. It is also one of the first titles to pay equal attention to the lives of the Conversos in Christian West Europe and in the Muslim East.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: HUItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 159mmItem Weight: 380gAuthor: Marianna D. BirnbaumGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Gender Sex & Relationships, BiographyType: Countries & RegionsRelease Year: 2003 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Long Journey of Gracia Mendes
Title: The Long Journey of Gracia Mendes
ISBN-10: 9639241679
EAN: 9789639241671
ISBN: 9789639241671
Release Date: 09/01/2003
Release Year: 2003
Country/Region of Manufacture: HU
Item Height: 234mm
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Biography
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Long Journey of Gracia Mendes
Publisher: Central European University Press
Publication Year: 2003
Subject: Women, Cultural Heritage, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Jewish, Jewish Studies
Item Weight: 13.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Marianna D. Birnbaum
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
