Almost Englishmen : Baghdadi Jews in British Burma
"Almost Englishmen analyzes to full effect the way Anglo culture transformed the immigrant Baghdadi Jews. England's influence was pervasive and persuasive: Like other minorities in the complex society that was British India, the Baghdadis gradually refashioned their ideology and aspirations on the British model. Employing first-person testimonies and recovered documents, Ruth Fredman Cernea's study illuminates the communities of Baghdadi Jews in Burma before the Japanese invasion, and the refuge they later sought in India. Their way of life, trials, tribulations, and joys are all brought to life anew in this reflective analysis, bringing light to an often forgotten aspect of Jewish and Imperial culture."--BOOK JACKET
Print Book, English, ©2007
Lexington Books, Lanham, ©2007