Caroline Frank, Objectifying China, Imagining America: Chinese Commodities in Early America.
In her Objectifying China, Imagining America, Caroline Frank argues that British North America was involved in the China trade well before independence and she goes on to explore the significance of the quest for and consumption of Chinese commodities to the political identity of the colonies on th...
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| Język: | Anglais |
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European journal of American studies
2022
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| Dostęp online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Streszczenie: | In her Objectifying China, Imagining America, Caroline Frank argues that British North America was involved in the China trade well before independence and she goes on to explore the significance of the quest for and consumption of Chinese commodities to the political identity of the colonies on the verge of the Revolutionary War. The book is excitingly new on several fronts. While previous scholars date Anglo America’s commercial engagement with China to the post-revolutionary era, Frank fi... |
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