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A Velvet Empire - French Informal Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover)
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A Velvet Empire - French Informal Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover)
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 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. David Todd shows how French elites pursued a
cunning strategy of imperial expansion in which conspicuous
commodities such as champagne and silk textiles, together with
loans to client states, contributed to a global campaign of
seduction. French imperialism was no less brutal than that of the
British. But while Britain widened its imperial reach through
settler colonialism and the acquisition of far-flung territories,
France built a "velvet" empire backed by frequent military
interventions and a broadening extraterritorial jurisdiction. Todd
demonstrates how France drew vast benefits from these asymmetric,
imperial-like relations until a succession of setbacks around the
world brought about their unravelling in the 1870s. A Velvet Empire
sheds light on France's neglected contribution to the conservative
reinvention of modernity and offers a new interpretation of the
resurgence of French colonialism on a global scale after 1880. This
panoramic book also highlights the crucial role of collaboration
among European empires during this period-including archrivals
Britain and France-and cooperation with indigenous elites in
facilitating imperial expansion and the globalization of
capitalism.
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