Orientalism in early modern France : Eurasian trade, exoticism, and the Ancien Régime /

Francis I's ties with the Ottoman Empire marked the birth of court-sponsored Orientalism in France. Under Louis XIV, French society was transformed by cross-cultural contacts with the Ottomans, India, Persia, China, Siam and the Americas. The consumption of silk, cotton cloth, spices, coffee, t...

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Main Author:	Baghdiantz McCabe, Ina
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Berg, ©2008.
Subjects:	1589-1789 France > Civilization > Asian influences. France > Relations > Asia. Asia > Relations > France. France > Foreign relations > 1589-1789. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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