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An object of seduction : Chinese silk in the early modern transpacific trade, 1500-1700 / Xiaolin Duan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duan, Xiaolin, author.
- Series:
- Empires and entanglements in the early modern world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Silk industry--China--History.
- Silk industry.
- Commerce.
- History.
- Silk garments.
- China.
- Silk industry--New Spain--History.
- Silk garments--China--History.
- Silk garments--New Spain--History.
- China--Commerce--New Spain--History.
- New Spain--Commerce--China--History.
- New Spain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Production: the development of sericulture and interacting with the natural environment
- Trade: negotiations between central governments and local societies
- Fashion: the desire for luxury silk, the color red, and foreignness
- Regulation: sumptuary laws and the decline of the traditional authorities.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 11, 2022).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Duan, Xiaolin. Object of seduction
- ISBN:
- 9781793614919
- 1793614911
- Publisher Number:
- 40030975348
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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