A Velvet Empire : French Informal Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century /

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"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Todd, David, 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Politics and government
International economic relations
French colonies
Diplomatic relations
Commerce
HISTORY / Europe / France
France
France > Commerce > Histoire > 19e siecle.
France > Colonies > Histoire > 19e siecle.
France > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siecle.
France > Relations exterieures > 19e siecle.
France > Commerce > History > 19th century.
France > Foreign economic relations > 19th century.
France > Colonies > History > 19th century.
France > Politics and government > 19th century.
France > Foreign relations > 19th century.
History
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (344 pages): illustrations.
ISBN:9780691205342

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