Global trade, smuggling, and the making of economic liberalism : Asian textiles in France 1680-1760

Global trade, smuggling, and the making of economic liberalism : Asian textiles in France 1680-1760 /

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. A fateful decision. This book tells the story of smug...

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Main Author: Gottman, Felicia, 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
Series:Europe's Asian centuries.
Subjects:
Textile industry > France > History > 18th century.
Smuggling > France > History > 18th century.
Textile fabrics > Asia > History > 18th century.
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects > France > History > 18th century.
France > Commerce > Asia > History > 18th century.
Asia > Commerce > France > History > 18th century.
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