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The Persian mirror : French reflections of the Safavid empire in early modern France /

The Persian Mirror explores France's preoccupation with Persia in the seventeenth century. Long before Montesquieu's Persian Letters, French intellectuals, diplomats and even ordinary Parisians were fascinated by Persia and eagerly consumed travel accounts, fairy tales and the spectacle th...

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Main Author:	Mokhberi, Susan Marie (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2019].
Subjects:	France > Relations > Iran. Iran > Relations > France. France > Foreign relations > Iran. Iran > Foreign relations > France. Travelers' writings, French > Iran > History and criticism. Visits of state > France > History > 18th century. Iran > History > Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736. France > History > Bourbons, 1589-1789. Orientalism > France > History > 18th century.

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