{"product_id":"gifts-in-the-age-of-empire-9780226820422","title":"Gifts in the Age of Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Focusing on primary sources, Casale extensively contextualizes the gift exchanges between the Safavids and Ottomans in the early sixteenth-century within their cultural and historical context. With clear writing and fresh perspectives, \u003ci\u003eGifts in the Age of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold book that will particularly interest art historians, cultural historians, and scholars interested in material culture and materiality.” * Melis Taner, Özyegin University, Istanbul *\u003cbr\u003e“Until now, viewing early modern Ottoman and Safavid art and politics through the lens of gift giving was a relatively novel idea and one that had not previously been employed in a comprehensive manner. With \u003ci\u003eGifts in the Age of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, Casale repositions the study of gift exchange in a broader sphere, which has to do with the global movement of works of art and its impact on visual culture. This thoroughly researched, well-written, and profusely illustrated monograph is particularly relevant when considering later Islamic arts.” * Linda Komaroff, curator and department head, Los Angeles County Museum of Art *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote on Transliteration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1 Scandal and Decorum\u003cbr\u003e 2 An Exquisite \u003ci\u003eShahnama\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 King of the World\u003cbr\u003e 4 Little Prince Bearing Gifts\u003cbr\u003e 5 Diplomacy and Transaction\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1: Favors to Ahmed Beg, July 1505\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2: Remittance to Shaikh Ismaʿil, November 1510\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3: Gifts to Selim II, 1568\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 4: Gifts to Murad III, January 1590\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 5: Favors to Haydar Mirza, January 1590\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 6: Gifts to Mehmed III, January 1597\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400128831831,"sku":"9780226820422","price":41.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226820422.jpg?v=1730469820","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gifts-in-the-age-of-empire-9780226820422","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}