{"product_id":"the-french-monarchy-and-the-jews-hardcover","title":"The French Monarchy and the Jews - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Chester Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1179 to 1328 relations between French Christians and Jews were chronically unstable--exploitation, repression, and expulsion were sanctioned by a government dedicated to a purified Christian state. \u003ci\u003eThe French Monarchy and the Jews\u003c\/i\u003e tells in rich and compelling detail the fate of the Jews in Capetian France. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Chester Jordan assesses the relationship between Jewish policy and the development of royal institutions and ide­ ology in the period during which the foundations of the French state were being laid. The royal policy in the early period (the reign of Philip Augustus) was erratic. Official efforts to humiliate the Jews and ruin their businesses were alternated with attempts to provide a climate that encouraged their business while at the same time imposing economic and social disabilities that made other aspects of their lives intolerable. Louis IX, on the other hand, was single-minded in his efforts to induce the Jews to convert. Whatever the policies, Jordan attempts to measure their impact on Jewish and Christian communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the reign of Philip the Fair, the Jews were expelled and their property confiscated to the financial benefit of the crown. Jordan comprehensively evaluates the effects of the expulsion of the Jews themselves, especially during the first years of their exile to the principalities bordering the French king's domain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe experience of the Jews during the Middle Ages has been a subject of increasing scholarly interest, and \u003ci\u003eThe French Monarchy and the Jews\u003c\/i\u003e will prove useful to any student or scholar of medieval history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Chester Jordan is Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450502758578,"sku":"9780812281750","price":160.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/bd769e824773ae2b1e224b832f2acb34.webp?v=1778786969","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-french-monarchy-and-the-jews-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}