Unravelled dreams: silk and the atlantic world, 1500–1840
Auteur :
Marsh, Ben
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108418287
Date de publication :
23 avr. 2020
Dimensions :
23,6 x 16,2 x 2,9 cm
Poids :
960 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A fascinating account of attempts to cultivate silk across New Spain, New France, British North America and the early United States. Ben Marsh shows how commodity failure, as much as success, can offer new insights into the aspirations, environment, and economic life in colonial societies.