Todd, David <br/><br/>
A Velvet Empire:    French Informal Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century 

 - Princeton :   Princeton University Press  2021 
 - xi, 350 pages :   illustrations ;   25 cm. 
 - Histories of economic life .
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-329) and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> "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 new 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"-- Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691171838 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>France--Foreign relations--19th century.<br/>France--Politics and government--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DC252.T63