| Global Gifts: The Material Culture of Diplomacy in Early Modern Eurasia Contributor(s): Biedermann, Zoltán (Editor), Gerritsen, Anne (Editor), Riello, Giorgio (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108415504 ISBN-13: 9781108415507 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 327.500 |
| LCCN: 2017041311 |
| Series: Studies in Comparative World History |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.47" W x 9.49" (1.43 lbs) 314 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This anthology explores the role that art and material goods played in diplomatic relations and political exchanges between Asia, Africa, and Europe in the early modern world. The authors challenge the idea that there was a European primacy in the practice of gift giving through a wide panoramic review of imperial encounters between Europeans (including the Portuguese, French, Dutch, and English) and Asian empires (including Ottoman, Persian, Mughal, Sri Lankan, Chinese, and Japanese cases). They examine how those exchanges influenced the global production and circulation of art and material culture, and explore the types of gifts exchanged, the chosen materials, and the manner of their presentation. Global Gifts establishes new parameters for the study of the material and aesthetic culture of Eurasian relations before 1800, exploring the meaning of artistic objects in global diplomacy and the existence of economic and aesthetic values mutually intelligible across cultural boundaries. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gerritsen, Anne: - Anne Gerritsen is Professor of History and directs the Global History and Culture Centre at the University of Warwick.Biedermann, Zoltan: - Zoltán Biedermann is Associate Professor and Head of Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American Studies at University College London.Riello, Giorgio: - Giorgio Riello is Professor of Global History and Culture at the University of Warwick. |