Global Trade, Smuggling, and the Making of Economic Liberalism

Asian Textiles in France 1680-1760

AvFelicia Gottmann

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

Del i serien Europe's Asian Centuries

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Beskrivning

Imported from India, China, the Levant, and Persia and appreciated for their diversity, designs, fast bright colours and fine weave, Asian textiles became so popular in France that in 1686 the state banned their import, consumption and imitation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-02-03
Mått:140 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt:404 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Europe's Asian Centuries
Antal sidor:266
Upplaga:16001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781349684717

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Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Felicia Gottmann is Leverhulme ECR Fellow at the University of Dundee's Scottish Centre for Global History, UK. After receiving her D.Phil from Oxford University in 2010, she was a Research Fellow on the ERC-funded project 'Europe's Asian Centuries: Trading Eurasia 1600-1830' at the University of Warwick.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionPART I: GLOBAL TEXTILESPrologue – Three French Women and their Troublesome Textiles 1. Global Fabrics: The French Trade in Asian and Asian-Style Textiles PART II: SMUGGLING2. Smuggling Textiles into France 3. Smuggled Textiles Worn in France: The Politics of Privilege and the Violence of Fashion PART III: THE MAKING OF ECONOMIC LIBERALISM4. The State of Knowledge 5. Enlightenment Campaigning Conclusion Bibliography Appendix I-IV