On the Civil Improvement of the Jews (Paperback)

Christian Wilhelm Dohm

ISBN 10: 3205222024 / ISBN 13: 9783205222026

Published by Bohlau Verlag, 2025

Paperback. This volume is the first complete translation of Christian Wilhelm Dohm's treatise on the Civil Improvement of the Jews. It provides a novel access to a classic of the emancipation debate by placing it not only in the context of the Enlightenment, but also of the Holy Roman Empire and its pluralistic legal order. Christian Wilhelm Dohm's treatise on the Civil Improvement of the Jews, published in 1781 is arguably the most important treatise on the emancipation of the Jews. This volume is the first complete translation - with the help of students of the Law Faculty of the University of Vienna - of this classic of the emancipation debate from the original German and French into English. It provides a novel access to the emancipation debate by placing Dohm and his work not only in the context of the Enlightenment, but also of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation and its pluralistic legal order. It, thus, provides new interpretations of Dohm's arguments, which hitherto have remained enigmatic or simply been overlooked. Christian Wilhelm Dohm's treatise on the Civil Improvement of the Jews, published in 1781, is arguably the most important treatise on the emancipation of the Jews. This volume is the first complete translation - with the help of students of the Law Faculty of the University of Vienna - of this classic of the emancipation debate from Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9783205222026

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This volume is the first complete translation of Christian Wilhelm Dohm's treatise on the Civil Improvement of the Jews. It provides a novel access to a classic of the emancipation debate by placing it not only in the context of the Enlightenment, but also of the Holy Roman Empire and its pluralistic legal order. Christian Wilhelm Dohm's treatise on the Civil Improvement of the Jews, published in 1781 is arguably the most important treatise on the emancipation of the Jews. This volume is the first complete translation - with the help of students of the Law Faculty of the University of Vienna - of this classic of the emancipation debate from the original German and French into English. It provides a novel access to the emancipation debate by placing Dohm and his work not only in the context of the Enlightenment, but also of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation and its pluralistic legal order. It, thus, provides new interpretations of Dohm's arguments, which hitherto have remained enigmatic or simply been overlooked.

Bibliographic Details

Title: On the Civil Improvement of the Jews (...
Publisher: Bohlau Verlag
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new