A velvet empire : french informal imperialism in the nineteenth century /

"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 new global history of French imperialism in the nineteenth century, providing new insights into the...

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Auteur principal: Todd, David (Auteur)
Format: Livre
Langue:anglais
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021.
Collection:Histories of economic life
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Résumé:"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 new 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-329) and index.
Description matérielle:xi, 350 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9780691171838