An Object of Seduction explores the early modern trans-Pacific export of Chinese silk to New Spain. It argues that the increasing demand for silk contributed to the parallel development of silk fashion and sericulture in China and New Spain, and also created conflicts on imperial regulations about foreign trade and hierarchical systems.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter One: Production: The Development of Sericulture and Interacting with the Natural Environment
Chapter Two: Trade: Negotiations Between Central Governments and Local Societies
Chapter Three: Fashion: The Desire for Luxury Silk, the Color Red, and Foreignness
Chapter Four: Regulation: Sumptuary Laws and the Decline of the Traditional Authorities
