Imperial paradoxes : training the senses and tasting the eighteenth century /

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"At war for sixty years, eighteenth-century Britain and France experienced demographic, social, and economic exchanges despite their imperial rivalry. Paradoxically, this rivalry spurred their participation in scientific and industrial developments. Their shared interest in standards of living...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Merrett, Robert James (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2021.
Series:McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 83.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Aesthetics in literature.
Food in literature.
Fashion in literature.
Travel in literature.
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
French literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Esthétique dans la littérature.
Aliments dans la littérature.
Voyage dans la littérature.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature française > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century
Aesthetics in literature
English literature
Fashion in literature
Food in literature
French literature
Intellectual life
Travel in literature
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 18th century.
France > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siècle.
France > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siècle.
France
Great Britain
18th century
General
History
Modern
Philosophy
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Aesthetic Empires: Symbolic And Psychological Learning
  • 2. Literariness: Aesthetic And Cultural Dialectic
  • 3. Spirits And Wine In Imperial Canada, 1630-1900
  • 4. Cuisine, Eating, And Empires Of Taste
  • 5. Travel, Fashion, And Cultural Exchange
  • 6. Comparative Imperial Aesthetics And Viticulture.

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