Statement

Chazan distinguishes a 'developmental' Jewish economic niche (Christian rulers recruiting capable urban Jews) from a more systemic and durable niche opened by the Church's campaign against Christian usury, in which moneylending became a Jewish specialty in parts of Europe.

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1. p. 128

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   Chazan. Reassessing Jewish Life in Medieval Europe. Cambridge University Press, 2010. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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2. p. 128

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   Chazan. Reassessing Jewish Life in Medieval Europe. Cambridge University Press, 2010. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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