An Economy of Strangers

In An Economy of Strangers, Avinoam Yuval-Naeh explores the historical connection between Jews and the economy by examining England’s financial revolution in the late seventeenth century, a period that marked the reestablishment of Jewish communities in England after centuries of absence. The book analyzes how the rise of finance and its association with national power prompted debates about the role of Jewish financial practices within Christian society, revealing how these intertwined developments helped shape contemporary perceptions of Jews and economic modernity.