Building the French Empire, 1600-1800 - Colonialism and Material Culture

Informationen zum Autor Benjamin Steiner is Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Frankfurt am Main. He is also a member of a research group at the University of Munich Klappentext How did the French rule their colonial overseas possessions dispersed all over the world? This book focuses on local populations and workers in the colonies. Indigenous experts, slaves or indentured servants as well as French engineers and naval officers contributed to the building of the foundation of the French empire.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Steiner, Steiner Benjamin
• Assisted by: Alan Lester (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781526167019
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6701-9
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Studies in Imperialism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; France, ART / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, Colonialism & imperialism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Material Culture, Social and cultural history, History of engineering and technology, Colonialism and imperialism, History of engineering & technology, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800