Importation of textiles into Qajar Iran -- Main import staples, size, importance and composition of textile imports -- Russia versus Great-Britain -- The importers -- What fabrics were imported? -- End-uses -- Discussion -- Glossary -- Consul Brant's proposal to conquer the market of Qajar Iran

Introduction : patterns in circulation -- Fashioning the body : dressing the public self -- Archival prints : alternate histories of taste and circulation -- Branding cloth, branding nation : the Nana Benz and the materiality of power -- Flexible patterns : the nanettes remake the market and...