French-Asian Connections: The Compagnies des Indes, France's Eastern Trade, and New Directions in Historical Scholarship

Felicia Gottmann

doi:10.1017/S0018246X13000022

French-Asian Connections: The Compagnies des Indes, France's Eastern Trade, and New Directions in Historical Scholarship

Felicia Gottmann^*

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Abstract

With the recent rise in global history as a discipline, early modern Europe's Asian trade has become a new focus of interest. In French historiography, however, this still remains marginalized. Some studies of the French East India Companies and the French presence in Asia exist, but the impact of this on metropolitan France remains woefully underexplored. This article outlines the history and historiography of the French East India Companies and their wider role and importance, outlining pathways of both existing, current, and possible future research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	537-552
Number of pages	16
Journal	The Historical Journal
Volume	56
Issue number	2
Early online date	3 May 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X13000022
Publication status	Published - Jun 2013
Externally published	Yes

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