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The Agency of Empire: Connections and Strategies in French Overseas Expansion (1686-1746)

English · Hardback

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In The Agency of Empire: Connections and Strategies in French Expansion (1686-1746) Elisabeth Heijmans places directors and their connections at the centre of the developments and operations of French overseas companies. The focus on directors' decisions and networks challenges the conception of French overseas companies as highly centralized and controlled by the state.
Through the cases of companies operating in Pondicherry (Coromandel Coast) and Ouidah (Bight of Benin), Elisabeth Heijmans demonstrates the participation of actors not only in Paris but also in provinces, ports and trading posts in the French expansion. The analysis brings to the fore connections across imperial, cultural and religious boundaries in order to diverge from traditional national narratives of the French early modern empire.

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Elisabeth Heijmans, Ph.D. (2018), Leiden University, is post-doctoral researcher in Economic and Social History. She published 'Investing in French Overseas Companies: A Bad Deal? The Liquidation Processes of Companies Operating on the West Coast of Africa and in India (1664-1719)' in: Itinerario (43:1).

Product details

Authors Elisabeth Heijmans
Publisher Brill
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 07.11.2019
 
EAN 9789004409439
ISBN 978-90-04-40943-9
No. of pages 257
Dimensions 183 mm x 246 mm x 28 mm
Weight 703 g
Series European Expansion and Indigen
Subjects Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management

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