Aron Rodrigue is Eva Lokey Chernov Professor in Jewish Studies and professor of history at Stanford University. His latest book is Sephardi Jewry: A History of the Judeo-Spanish Community, 14th-20th Centuries (with Esther Benbassa).National Jewish Book Awards Honor Book

"A rich and varied collection of texts with enlightening commentary."

• AcknowledgmentsA Note on the DocumentsMapIntroductionAn Overview of the Alliance's ActivitiesPART ONE THE SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS OF THE ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLEInstruction in the Alliance SchoolsThe Alliance Teaching CorpsPART TWO THE DISCOURSE OF THE ALLIANCE TEACHERS AND THE "CIVILIZING" OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE LANDS OF ISLAMThe Moralizing AgendaThe Emancipation and Reformation of WomenThe Transformation of the Social Structure of the Jewish CommunityThe Critique of Traditional JudaismThe War of LanguagesA Portrait of the CommunitiesThe Impact of the West and the Alliance SchoolsPART THREE THE ALLIANCE TEACHER AS POLITICAL ACTIVIST AND POLITICAL OBSERVERThe Task of ProtectionThe Teacher as Patriot and Advocate of the JewsThe Age of NationalismConclusionGlossaryBibliographyIndex of Personal NamesIndex of Place Names

Aron Rodrigue is Eva Lokey Chernov Professor in Jewish Studies and professor of history at Stanford University. His latest book is Sephardi Jewry: A History of the Judeo-Spanish Community, 14th-20th Centuries (with Esther Benbassa).National Jewish Book Awards Honor Book

"A rich and varied collection of texts with enlightening commentary."

• AcknowledgmentsA Note on the DocumentsMapIntroductionAn Overview of the Alliance's ActivitiesPART ONE THE SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS OF THE ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLEInstruction in the Alliance SchoolsThe Alliance Teaching CorpsPART TWO THE DISCOURSE OF THE ALLIANCE TEACHERS AND THE "CIVILIZING" OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE LANDS OF ISLAMThe Moralizing AgendaThe Emancipation and Reformation of WomenThe Transformation of the Social Structure of the Jewish CommunityThe Critique of Traditional JudaismThe War of LanguagesA Portrait of the CommunitiesThe Impact of the West and the Alliance SchoolsPART THREE THE ALLIANCE TEACHER AS POLITICAL ACTIVIST AND POLITICAL OBSERVERThe Task of ProtectionThe Teacher as Patriot and Advocate of the JewsThe Age of NationalismConclusionGlossaryBibliographyIndex of Personal NamesIndex of Place Names

Aron Rodrigue is Eva Lokey Chernov Professor in Jewish Studies and professor of history at Stanford University. His latest book is Sephardi Jewry: A History of the Judeo-Spanish Community, 14th-20th Centuries (with Esther Benbassa).National Jewish Book Awards Honor Book

"A rich and varied collection of texts with enlightening commentary."

• AcknowledgmentsA Note on the DocumentsMapIntroductionAn Overview of the Alliance's ActivitiesPART ONE THE SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS OF THE ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLEInstruction in the Alliance SchoolsThe Alliance Teaching CorpsPART TWO THE DISCOURSE OF THE ALLIANCE TEACHERS AND THE "CIVILIZING" OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE LANDS OF ISLAMThe Moralizing AgendaThe Emancipation and Reformation of WomenThe Transformation of the Social Structure of the Jewish CommunityThe Critique of Traditional JudaismThe War of LanguagesA Portrait of the CommunitiesThe Impact of the West and the Alliance SchoolsPART THREE THE ALLIANCE TEACHER AS POLITICAL ACTIVIST AND POLITICAL OBSERVERThe Task of ProtectionThe Teacher as Patriot and Advocate of the JewsThe Age of NationalismConclusionGlossaryBibliographyIndex of Personal NamesIndex of Place Names