Virtue, Commerce, and Orientalism in Eighteenth-Century England, 1660–1760
by
Chi-ming Yang
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was a model of economic and political strength, viewed by many as the greatest empire in the world. While the importance of China to eighteenth-century English consumer culture is well documented, less so is its influence on English values. Through...