Orientalism in Early Modern France

Eurasian Trade, Exoticism, and the Ancien Régime

Ina Baghdiantz-MacCabe author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:1st Jun '08

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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 America. This book highlights France's use of the exotic and analyzes French discourse about Islam and the 'Orient'.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 science, economy and politics, and against absolutist monarchy. An original account of the ancient regime, this book highlights France's use of the exotic and analyzes French discourse about Islam and the 'Orient'.

McCabe has produced an excellent reference work for the researcher in quest of detailed factual information about myriad aspects of early modern France's intellectual, cultural, and economic relations with the Orient. An ambitiously wide-ranging book with exceptionally interesting content. Julia Landweber, Montclair State University, for H-France Review This erudite book has much of interest to a broad range of scholars F. J. Baumgartner (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) - CHOICE Magazine

ISBN: 9781845203740

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 26mm

Weight: unknown

416 pages