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Westport, CT Praeger 2003 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 288 p. Contains: Unspecified, Maps. Contributions in Comparative Colonial Studies, 45.

Westport, CT Praeger 2003 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 288 p. Contains: Unspecified, Maps. Contributions in Comparative Colonial Studies, 45.

ISBN10: 0313308640, ISBN13: 9780313308642, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover
[Columbia, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2002]
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ISBN10: 0313308640, ISBN13: 9780313308642, [publisher: Greenwood Press] Hardcover xvi, 269p.
[Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., Japan] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 0313308640, ISBN13: 9780313308642, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Utilizing contemporary accounts of India, China, Siam and the Levant, this study provides rich detail about these exotic lands and explores the priorities that shaped and motivated these bold envoys and chroniclers. Ames and Love offer a fascinating look at the symbiotic nature of cross-cultural interaction between France and the major trading regions of the Indian Ocean basin during the 17th century. During this period of intense French interest in the rich trade and cultures of the region, Louis XIV and his minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert in particular were concerned with encouraging French travelers, both clerical and lay, to explore and document these lands. Among the accounts included here are those of François Bernier, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, and François Pyrard.Because these accounts reflect as much about the structures and priorities of France as they do about the cultures they describe, Ames and Love hope their analysis bridges the gap between studies on early modern France and those on the major Asiatic countries of the same period. Their findings challenge the current thinking in the study of early modern France by demonstrating that overseas expansion to Asia was of considerable importance and interest to all segments of French society. Specialists in traditional internal French history will find much in this ...
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ISBN10: 0313308640, ISBN13: 9780313308642, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport] Hardcover Hardcover. Examines the symbiotic nature of cross-cultural interaction between France and the major trading regions of the Indian Ocean basin. Utilizing contemporary accounts of India, China, Siam and the Levant, this study provides rich detail about these exotic lands and explores the priorities that shaped and motivated these bold envoys and chroniclers. Ames and Love offer a fascinating look at the symbiotic nature of cross-cultural interaction between France and the major trading regions of the Indian Ocean basin during the 17th century. During this period of intense French interest in the rich trade and cultures of the region, Louis XIV and his minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert in particular were concerned with encouraging French travelers, both clerical and lay, to explore and document these lands. Among the accounts included here are those of Francois Bernier, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, and Francois Pyrard. Because these accounts reflect as much about the structures and priorities of France as they do about the cultures they describe, Ames and Love hope their analysis bridges the gap between studies on early modern France and those on the major Asiatic countries of the same period.Their findings challenge the current thinking in the study of early modern France by demonstrating that overseas expansion to Asia was of considerable importance and interest to all ...

ISBN10: 0313308640, ISBN13: 9780313308642, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.28
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2002]

ISBN10: 0313308640, ISBN13: 9780313308642, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2002]