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Marianna D Birnbaum
Long Journey of Gracia Mendes

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Copertina di Marianna D Birnbaum: Long Journey of Gracia Mendes (ePUB)

Gracia Mendes was a sixteenth-century entrepreneur and one of the wealthiest women in Europe, who, while a practicing Christian, remained for much of her life a secret Jew. The biography examines her rise to power in the face of immense obstacles-political, religious, economic, and social.

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Formato EPUB ● Pagine 162 ● ISBN 9789633862261 ● Casa editrice Central European University LLC ● Pubblicato 2003 ● Scaricabile 3 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 5406504 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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