A Velvet Empire

French Informal Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century

By:

David Todd

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Hardback

Series:

Histories of Economic Life

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How France's elites used soft power to pursue their imperial ambitions 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 c

Author Biography:

David Todd is senior lecturer in world history at King's College London. His books include Free Trade and Its Enemies in France, 1814–1851.

Release date Australia

January 12th, 2021

Author

David Todd

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

15 b/w illus. 2 tables.

Pages

368

Series

Histories of Economic Life

ISBN-13

9780691171838

Product ID

33739162

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