Building the French Empire, 1600-1800 : colonialism and material culture /: colonialism and material culture. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Benjamin Steiner.
• Authors: Steiner, Benjamin, 1977-
• Editors: Lester, Alan
• Contents: Introduction: Building the French empire1 Colonial enclosure: Fortification and castles on the Lesser Antilles 2 Ambitions to empire in India: Pondichéry as an imperial city in the Mughal state system 3 Decay and repair: Fort Royal as a perennial construction site on Martinique 4 Mixed society and African “Rococo”: ‘French’ style in Saint-Louis and on Gorée Island 5 Variegated engineering: The builders of the Caribbean empire 6 Community and segregation in Louisbourg: An ‘ideal’ colonial city in Atlantic Canada 7 Motley style: Affective buildings and emotional communities on Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Haiti Conclusion: The empire as a material construct Archival Sources Published Sources Bibliography
• Publisher Details: Manchester : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 325.344; Material culture -- France -- History -- 17th century; Material culture -- France -- History -- 18th century; Material culture -- France -- History -- 20th century; France -- Colonies -- Administration -- History -- Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526143259; 9781526143242
• Related ISBNs: 9781526143235
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