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The brothers Emile and Isaac Pereire made substantial contributions to economic development in France, and to a lesser degree in Spain and Austria. Helen Davies has written an insightful work, based largely on state, communal and private archives, as well as printed primary sources. Her life and labours approach to two comparatively neglected figures makes a particularly valuable contribution to the study of entrepreneurship, and the importance of family enterprise, together with membership of a religious community, in providing support and encouraging social aspirations. The brothers were socialized initially as members of the Sephardic Jewish community in Bordeaux and gained invaluable early experience through membership of its thriving economic networks. Emile, in particular, would remain committed to his faith and to the wider Jewish community throughout his life, resisting the temptation of marriage outside, of conversion and assimilation. Marital endogamy furthermore proved to be an effective means of securing reliable collaborators. Isaac’s second marriage in 1841—to his niece—required royal permission, as previously had that of James de Rothschild. It resulted in unusually complex relationships within the extended family but appears to have contributed to an affectionate and convivial child-centred family life, within which women accepted the gendered domestic and charitable roles of their social milieu.
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