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

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.

Author: Benjamin Steiner
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 10/18/2022
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.49d
ISBN13: 9781526167019
ISBN10: 1526167018
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | History
- History | Europe | France
- Art | General

About the Author
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