A velvet empire : French informal imperialism in the nineteenth century

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

Author/creator	Todd, David, 1978- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Description	xi, 350 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	France--Foreign relations --19th century. France--Politics and government --19th century. France--Colonies --History --19th century. France--Foreign economic relations --19th century. France--Commerce --History --19th century.

Series	Histories of economic life Histories of economic life. ^A1418071
Partial contents	1. Empire without sovereignty: the political economy of French informal imperialism -- 2. Algeria, informal empire manqué -- 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.
Abstract	"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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Todd, David, 1978- A velvet empire Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021. 9780691205342
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2020022660
ISBN	9780691171838
ISBN	0691171831 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book

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