A Stake in the Ground: Jews and Property Investment in the Medieval Crown of Aragon (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004392373)

Vendor: Michael Schraer
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Format: Hardcover
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A Stake in the Ground: Jews and Property Investment in the Medieval Crown of Aragon

$144.00

A Stake in the Ground: Jews and Property Investment in the Medieval Crown of Aragon

$144.00
Format: Hardcover
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In A Stake in the Ground, Michael Schraer explores the economic functions of real estate amongst the Jews of the medieval crown of Aragon. He challenges the view of medieval Jews as primarily money-lenders and merchants, finding compelling evidence for extensive property trading and investment. Jews are found as landlords to Christian tenants, transferring land in dowries, wills and gifts. Property holdings were often extremely valuable. For some, property was a major part of their asset portfolios. Whilst many property transactions were linked to the credit boom, land also acted as a liquid and tradeable investment asset in its own right. This is a key contribution to the economic history of medieval Iberia and of medieval Jews.

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Author: Michael Schraer
ISBN-10: 9004392378
ISBN-13: 9789004392373
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 03/07/2019
Pages: 284
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.80d
By Michael Schraer
By Michael Schraer
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Michael Schraer, Ph.D. (2016), Cambridge, is an economist and economic historian researching Iberian Jews. He has published on the merchant, financier and rentier, Salamon Abnarrabi, and a chapter on Jewish mortgage lending in Briggs and Zuijderduijn (eds.), Land and Credit (2018).

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