Carmen Nocentelli's Empires of Love published this month!

Carmen Nocentelli's Empires of Love: Europe, Asia, and the Making of Early Modern Identity was released earlier this month by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Drawing on a wide range of sources in multiple languages, the book charts the overlapping construction of race and sexuality from the early sixteenth through the late seventeenth centuries, arguing that the encounter with Asia contributed to the development of Western racial discourse while also shaping European ideals of erotic reciprocity and monogamous affection. A book presentation is scheduled for Wednesday 20 February at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, 12:00 to 1:00 pm.