Isbn: 9781137444875 - global trade, smuggling, and the making of economic liberalism: asian textiles in france 1680-1760 (europe's asian centuries) (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 258 pages. 9.00x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. This charts the impact of global trade on early modern France focusing on Asian textiles. The ban in 1686 led to vast smuggling, illicit retail, and consumer revolts, but also to an effort by the French administration to acquire the technology for their production, and ultimately to the first victory of the liberal Enlightenment political economy. Series: Europe's Asian Centuries. Num Pages: 258 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1F; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBTB; KCLT; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454. . 2016. 1st ed. 2016. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 280 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | 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 smuggling on a vast scale, savvy retailers and rebellious consumers. It also reveals how reformers in the French administration itself sponsored a global effort to acquire the technological know-how necessary to produce such textiles and how the vitriolic debates surrounding the eventual abolition of the ban were one of the decisive moments in the development of Enlightenment economic liberalism.…