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Jewishness and Britishness in the Eighteenth Century
Author(s) -
Land Isaac
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
history compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.121
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1478-0542
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2005.00144.x
Subject(s) - britishness , psychology , history , political science , law , politics
Jews in Britain were experiencing de facto emancipation and enlightenment before most of their counterparts on the continent. Ironically, widespread assimilation provoked unease and occasional panic. The presence of a prosperous Jewish minority troubled those who regarded Britain as a “second and better Israel.”