The Jews in the Early Modern Caribbean and the Atlantic World

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Chapter 36 - The Jews in the Early Modern Caribbean and the Atlantic World

from Part III - The Jewish World, c. 1650–1815

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2017

Wim Klooster

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Jonathan Karp and

Adam Sutcliffe

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Jonathan Karp: Affiliation:
State University of New York, Binghamton
Adam Sutcliffe: Affiliation:
King's College London

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