{"product_id":"the-jewish-communities-of-the-silk-roads","title":"The Jewish Communities of the Silk Roads","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Jewish Communities of the Silk Roads \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSubject Classification: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHistory, Religion and Faith\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBIC Classification: \u003c\/strong\u003eHB, \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBISAC Classification: \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHIS022000, REL040030, SOC008070\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Hardback, Paperback, eBook\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 16 Mar 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN (Hardback):\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e978-1-83711-709-3 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN (eBook):\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e978-1-83711-710-9 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN (Paperback): \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e978-1-83711-711-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo view a sample of the book, please click \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration:\" underline data-mce-style=\"text-decoration:\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehere\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ee-books available for libraries from \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProquest\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEBSCO\u003c\/strong\u003e\n \n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewith non-institutional availability from \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\nGooglePlay\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor larger orders, or orders where you require an invoice, contact us  \u003cspan id=\"cloak8074a48c555b85c31ec4347354a45e96\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\nadmin@ethicspress.com\n\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis book examines the intersection of commerce, culture, and ethics through the experiences of Jewish merchants, travelers, and communities from the Mediterranean to East Asia. It draws from sources such as the Sefer Massa’ot by Benjamin of Tudela, the writings of Petahia of Regensburg, and modern scholarship, to reconstruct a transcontinental Jewish world that is deeply linked to the Silk and Indian Ocean trade routes. It is indirectly linked with the UNWTO program on the Silk Roads.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStarting with the early Radhanite traders of the 8th century and continuing to the cosmopolitan rabbis and merchants of the 18th century, the work traces Jewish mobility as both a practical necessity and a cultural vocation. It illustrates how faith, trade, and identity were intertwined across fluctuating political and religious landscapes, encompassing Islamic caliphates, Christian kingdoms, and the emerging Atlantic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe book also explores the moral complexities within these networks, including Jewish involvement in and resistance to the slave trade, rabbinic debates on economic ethics, and the often-overlooked presence of Black Jews in Africa, Europe, and the Americas, and Indian and Chinese Jews. By connecting ancient trade routes to modern heritage projects like UNESCO’s Slave Route Initiative, the narrative invites a dialogue between historical memory and contemporary discussions on race, diaspora, and belonging.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eBiography\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor(s):\u003c\/span\u003e \n\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Lanquar is the Commissioner of the Córdoba World Convivence Forum, Foundation Paradigma, based in Córdoba, Spain, and an UCO Honorary Professor. 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