Building the French Empire, 1600-1800 : colonialism and material culture

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Building the French Empire, 1600-1800 : colonialism and material culture

Benjamin Steiner

(Studies in imperialism / general editor, John M. MacKenzie)

Manchester University Press, 2020

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-202) and index

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Description

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 evidence from the French archives in Aix-en-Provence and Paris as well as local archives in each colonial location. The case studies, in the Caribbean, Canada, Africa, and India, each examine building projects to show the mixed group of planners, experts, and workers, the composite nature of building materials, and elements of different 'glocal' styles that give the empire its concrete manifestation. -- .

Table of Contents

Introduction: Building the French empire 1 Colonial enclosure: Fortification and castles on the Lesser Antilles 2 Ambitions to empire in India: Pondichery 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 Goree 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 -- .

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