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Distant Lands and Diverse Cultures: The French Experience in Asia, 1600-1700

Distant Lands and Diverse Cultures: The French Experience in Asia, 1600-1700 Hard cover - 2003

by Glenn Ames

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Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; 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.
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  • Title Distant Lands and Diverse Cultures: The French Experience in Asia, 1600-1700
  • Author Glenn Ames
  • Binding Hard Cover
  • Condition New
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Praeger
  • Date 2003-07-30
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780313308642_pod
  • ISBN 9780313308642 / 0313308640
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.42 x 1.07 in (23.62 x 16.31 x 2.72 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 17th Century
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: French
  • Library of Congress subjects Asia - Description and travel, Asia - Relations - France
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001057728
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.482

About the author

Glenn J. Ames is professor of history at the University of Toledo. He received his PhD from the University of Minnesota. His books include Colbert, Mercantilism, and the French Quest for Asian Trade (1996) and Renascent Empire?: The House of Braganza and the Quest for Stability in Portuguese Monsoon Asia, ca. 1640-1683 (2000).

Ronald S. Love is associate professor of history at the State University of West Georgia. He is the author of Blood and Religion: The Conscience of Henri IV, 1553-1593 (2001).

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