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

by Benjamin Steiner

Book Overview

This study explores the shared history of the French empire from the perspective of material culture in order to re-evaluate the participation of colonial, Creole, and indigenous agency in the construction of imperial spaces. The decentred approach to a global history of the French colonial realm allows a new understanding of power relations in different locales. Providing case studies from four parts of the French empire, the book draws on illustrative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526167018
• ISBN13: 9781526167019
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"