Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Economic Structure and Life of the Jews

Baltimore: Simon Kuznets, 1956. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 140pp. Gray half cloth wraps with mimeographed block. Preliminary draft of a paper prepared at the request of Professor Louis Finkelstein, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, for possible inclusion in a new edition of a two volume reference work "The Jews," of which Professor Finckelstein is the editor. Simon Kuznets was Professor of Political Economy at the John Hopkins University. Treatise on the economic characteristics in Jewish communities worldwide, investigating Jewish participation in traits, e.g. agriculture, industry sector, public service, etc. The treatise gives an overview of the dispersion of Jews, specifics relating to their minority status as well as the trends among and displacement of Jews during the last century. Wraps with creasing at right corner and sunned along edges. Handwritten name on title page, twice, and block slightly age-toned along edges. Wraps and interior in overall good condition. g. Item #41235

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