Distant Lands and Diverse Cultures: The French Experience in Asia, 1600-1700 (Contributions in Comparative Colonial Studies) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Distant Lands and Diverse Cultures: The French Experience in Asia, 1600-1700 (Contributions in Comparative Colonial Studies) Book

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.Read More

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  • 0313308640
  • 9780313308642
  • 30 October 2002
  • Greenwood Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 272
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