A velvet empire : French informal imperialism in the nineteenth century / David Todd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Todd, David, 1978- author.

Series:

Histories of economic life.

Princeton scholarship online.

Histories of economic life

Princeton scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France--Foreign relations--19th century.

France.

France--Politics and government--19th century.

France--Colonies--History--19th century.

France--Foreign economic relations--History--19th century.

France--Commerce--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021.

Summary:

After Napoleon's downfall in 1815, France embraced a mostly informal style of empire, one that emphasized economic and cultural influence rather than military conquest. 'A Velvet Empire' is a global history of French imperialism in the nineteenth century, providing new insights into the mechanisms of imperial collaboration that extended France's power from the Middle East to Latin America and ushered in the modern age of globalization.

Contents:

1. Empire without sovereignty: the political economy of French informal imperialism

2. Algeria, informal empire manqu©e

3. Champagne capitalism: the commodification of luxury and the French empire of taste

4. Conquest by money: the geopolitics and logistics of investment colonization

5. Agents of informal empire: French expatriates and extraterritorial jurisdiction in Egypt.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 5, 2021).

Also issued in print: 2021.

ISBN:

9780691205335

0691205337

OCLC:

1228504910