Elizabeth Cross
Biographic Data
| ID | 5436351 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Cross |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Cross |
| SIGNATURE | CROSS E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgetown University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4635-1490 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Lewis Wade. Privilege, Economy and State in Old Regime France
Company Politics
The Company’s Two Bodies
This chapter discusses the turbulent histories of the Compagnies des Indes that existed between 1664 and 1769. The two early incarnations of the Company were wracked by war debt from abroad and speculative investment at home, and the aftermath of the Seven Years’ War, in which France lost virtually all of its territorial claims in India, saw the final bankruptcy of the second, or “Law” Company. While the monarchy’s revocation of its monopoly in 1…
Between the Colossus and the Tiger
The agents of the New Company in India were confronted by challenges that derived from the French state’s fiscal precarity and unwillingness to commit to its fragile Indian empire on the ground. In Pondicherry, the Company’s lead agent was drawn into schemes to subsidize the expenses of the French Navy, while maintaining profiting from financial connections with the East India Company in Madras. In Bengal, the epicenter of British power in eighte…
The Revolution of India
Many French officials, especially those within the French Navy, continued to regard India as a realistic venue for military action against Britain after the Seven Years’ War. These actors sought a “revolution of India” that would overthrow British rule in collaboration with Indian powers such as the Maratha Confederacy or the kingdom of Mysore. Their projects were avowedly predicated on a rejection of territorial conquest and a desire to return t…
Iran and a French Empire of Trade, 1700–1808
Journal Article Iran and a French Empire of Trade, 1700–1808: The Other Persian Letters, by Junko Thérèse Takeda Get access Iran and a French Empire of Trade, 1700–1808: The Other Persian Letters, by Junko Thérèse Takeda (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2020; pp. 292. £60). Elizabeth Cross Elizabeth Cross Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Goog…
India and the Compagnie des Indes in the Age of the French Revolution
This article examines the global history of the Age of Revolution through the lens of the Nouvelle Compagnie des Indes (1785–94). Established in the aftermath of the American Revolution, the company was not only a commercial entity but also an integral part of a diplomatic strategy for reestablishing the postwar Franco-British relationship. The geopolitical context of the Indian Ocean world forced French political and commercial actors to imagine…
The Last French East India Company in the Revolutionary Atlantic
The final incarnation of the French East India Company (Compagnie des Indes), established between the American and French Revolutions, is mainly associated with the financial and political scandals in Paris generated by the unexpected grant of its monopoly in 1785 and the corrupt circumstances of its liquidation in 1793. This article broadens this lens by examining the history of the "last" company in relation to the geopolitics of the revolution…
A Colonial Affair
Does Livestock Ownership Affect Animal Source Foods Consumption and Child Nutritional Status? Evidence from Rural Uganda
In many developing countries consumption of animal source foods (ASF) among the poor is still at a level where increasing its share in total caloric intake may have many positive nutritional benefits. This paper explores whether ownership of different livestock species increases consumption of ASF and helps improving child nutritional status, finding some evidence that both food consumption patterns and nutritional outcomes may be affected by liv…
The Myth of the Foreign Enemy? The Brunswick Manifesto and the Radicalization of the French Revolution
This paper investigates the French response to the Brunswick Manifesto of July 1792. This event has often been seen as a radical turning point, accelerating the events of 10 August and fueling resentment against foreign and internal enemies. This paper will show that the response was more varied than previously thought, ranging from ridicule to an absence of commentary among the extreme left, who have so often been charged with using such ‘circum…
India and the Compagnie des Indes in the Age of the French Revolution
This article examines the global history of the Age of Revolution through the lens of the Nouvelle Compagnie des Indes (1785–94). Established in the aftermath of the American Revolution, the company was not only a commercial entity but also an integral part of a diplomatic strategy for reestablishing the postwar Franco-British relationship. The geopolitical context of the Indian Ocean world forced French political and commercial actors to imagine…
The Last French East India Company in the Revolutionary Atlantic
The final incarnation of the French East India Company (Compagnie des Indes), established between the American and French Revolutions, is mainly associated with the financial and political scandals in Paris generated by the unexpected grant of its monopoly in 1785 and the corrupt circumstances of its liquidation in 1793. This article broadens this lens by examining the history of the "last" company in relation to the geopolitics of the revolution…
The Myth of the Foreign Enemy? The Brunswick Manifesto and the Radicalization of the French Revolution
This paper investigates the French response to the Brunswick Manifesto of July 1792. This event has often been seen as a radical turning point, accelerating the events of 10 August and fueling resentment against foreign and internal enemies. This paper will show that the response was more varied than previously thought, ranging from ridicule to an absence of commentary among the extreme left, who have so often been charged with using such ‘circum…
Does Livestock Ownership Affect Animal Source Foods Consumption and Child Nutritional Status? Evidence from Rural Uganda
In many developing countries consumption of animal source foods (ASF) among the poor is still at a level where increasing its share in total caloric intake may have many positive nutritional benefits. This paper explores whether ownership of different livestock species increases consumption of ASF and helps improving child nutritional status, finding some evidence that both food consumption patterns and nutritional outcomes may be affected by liv…
A Colonial Affair
The Last French East India Company in the Revolutionary Atlantic
The final incarnation of the French East India Company (Compagnie des Indes), established between the American and French Revolutions, is mainly associated with the financial and political scandals in Paris generated by the unexpected grant of its monopoly in 1785 and the corrupt circumstances of its liquidation in 1793. This article broadens this lens by examining the history of the "last" company in relation to the geopolitics of the revolution…
India and the Compagnie des Indes in the Age of the French Revolution
This article examines the global history of the Age of Revolution through the lens of the Nouvelle Compagnie des Indes (1785–94). Established in the aftermath of the American Revolution, the company was not only a commercial entity but also an integral part of a diplomatic strategy for reestablishing the postwar Franco-British relationship. The geopolitical context of the Indian Ocean world forced French political and commercial actors to imagine…
Iran and a French Empire of Trade, 1700–1808
Journal Article Iran and a French Empire of Trade, 1700–1808: The Other Persian Letters, by Junko Thérèse Takeda Get access Iran and a French Empire of Trade, 1700–1808: The Other Persian Letters, by Junko Thérèse Takeda (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2020; pp. 292. £60). Elizabeth Cross Elizabeth Cross Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Goog…
Company Politics
The Company’s Two Bodies
This chapter discusses the turbulent histories of the Compagnies des Indes that existed between 1664 and 1769. The two early incarnations of the Company were wracked by war debt from abroad and speculative investment at home, and the aftermath of the Seven Years’ War, in which France lost virtually all of its territorial claims in India, saw the final bankruptcy of the second, or “Law” Company. While the monarchy’s revocation of its monopoly in 1…
Between the Colossus and the Tiger
The agents of the New Company in India were confronted by challenges that derived from the French state’s fiscal precarity and unwillingness to commit to its fragile Indian empire on the ground. In Pondicherry, the Company’s lead agent was drawn into schemes to subsidize the expenses of the French Navy, while maintaining profiting from financial connections with the East India Company in Madras. In Bengal, the epicenter of British power in eighte…
The Revolution of India
Many French officials, especially those within the French Navy, continued to regard India as a realistic venue for military action against Britain after the Seven Years’ War. These actors sought a “revolution of India” that would overthrow British rule in collaboration with Indian powers such as the Maratha Confederacy or the kingdom of Mysore. Their projects were avowedly predicated on a rejection of territorial conquest and a desire to return t…
Lewis Wade. Privilege, Economy and State in Old Regime France
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