Orientalism in Early Modern France: Eurasian Trade

Reviews Orientalism in Early Modern France: Eurasian Trade, Exoticism and the Ancien Regime. 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, tea, china, gems, flowers and other luxury goods transformed daily life and gave rise to a new discourse about the 'Orient' which in turn shaped ideas about economy and politics, specifically absolutism Orientalism in Early Modern France: Eurasian Trade and the monarchy ... Learn more »

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