Almost Englishmen: Baghdadi Jews in British Burma

By Ruth Cernea

Before the Second World War, two golden 'promised lands' beckoned the thousands of Baghdadi Jews who lived in Southeast Asia: the British Empire, on which 'the sun never set, ' and the promised land of their religious tradition, Jerusalem. Almost Englishmen studies the less well-known of these destinations. The book combines history and cultural studies to look into a significant yet relatively unknown period, analyzing to full effect the way Anglo culture transformed the immigrant Bagdhadi Jews.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739116479
• ISBN13: 9780739116470
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"