LEADER 02585oam 22004335 450 001 9910810407503321 005 20240501203145.0 010 $a90-04-41440-1 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004414402 035 $a(CKB)4100000009825958 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5973869 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004414402 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009825958 100 $a20191130d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Agency of Empire: Connections and Strategies in French Overseas Expansion (1686-1746) /$fElisabeth Heijmans 210 1$aLeiden;$aBoston :$cBRILL,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (257 pages) 225 1 $aEuropean Expansion and Indigenous Response ;$v32. 311 $a90-04-40943-2 327 $aFront Matter -- The Agency of Empire -- Copyright Page -- General Series Editor?s Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Maps, Tables, Figures and Graphs -- Glossary -- Introduction -- When Principals Become Agents -- Overseas Directors as Mediators -- Cross-cultural Relations with Rulers -- Inter-imperial Cooperation -- Attempts at Self-Sustainability -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aIn The Agency of Empire: Connections and Strategies in French Expansion (1686-1746) Elisabeth Heijmans places directors and their connections at the centre of the developments and operations of French overseas companies. The focus on directors? decisions and networks challenges the conception of French overseas companies as highly centralized and controlled by the state. Through the cases of companies operating in Pondicherry (Coromandel Coast) and Ouidah (Bight of Benin), Elisabeth Heijmans demonstrates the participation of actors not only in Paris but also in provinces, ports and trading posts in the French expansion. The analysis brings to the fore connections across imperial, cultural and religious boundaries in order to diverge from traditional national narratives of the French early modern empire. 410 0$aEuropean Expansion and Indigenous Response ;$v32. 606 $aFrench colonies 607 $aFrance$2fast 608 $aHistory.$2fast 615 0$aFrench colonies. 676 $a337 700 $aHeijmans$b Elisabeth$01269208 801 0$bNL-LeKB 801 1$bNL-LeKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810407503321 996 $aThe Agency of Empire: Connections and Strategies in French Overseas Expansion (1686-1746)$93919619 997 $aUNINA