A Velvet Empire: French Informal Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century

A Velvet Empire

French Informal Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century

By
David Todd
David Todd
2021 • 366 pages

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.

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