Abstract:

This essay presents and discusses how James Rennel (1742–1830), a royal cartographer in eighteenth-century Bengal and father of British Modern Geography, presented and discussed the biblical concept of "exile" as a "practice" for the benefit of the empire. Following Rennell's readings in Biblical and Classical texts, this essay shows how Rennell intervened in contemporary European debates about Jews and trade.

中文翻译：

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尼尼微的会计师：大英帝国思想中的流亡犹太人和资本主义

摘要：

这篇文章介绍并讨论了 18 世纪孟加拉皇家制图师、英国现代地理之父詹姆斯·雷内尔（James Rennel，1742–1830 年）如何提出和讨论“流放”这一圣经概念，将其作为一种为帝国谋利的“实践” . 在伦内尔阅读圣经和古典文本之后，这篇文章展示了伦内尔如何介入当代欧洲关于犹太人和贸易的辩论。