Traders of the Foundation
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Traders of the Foundation are a commercial arm of the First Foundation in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe, using trade and economic influence to extend the Foundation’s power across the galaxy.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial organization
ⓘ
fictional organization ⓘ political instrument ⓘ |
| affiliation | Foundation on Terminus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Foundation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foundation and Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
psychohistory
ⓘ
religion of science ⓘ technological monopoly ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Terminus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
spread of Foundation culture
ⓘ
weakening of surrounding kingdoms’ independence ⓘ |
| creator | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early centuries of the Foundation Era ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | appears only in works of fiction ⓘ |
| genreContext | space opera ⓘ |
| governedBy | Foundation’s political leadership ⓘ |
| influenceType |
economic imperialism
ⓘ
soft power ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | science fiction literature ⓘ |
| method |
economic dependency creation
ⓘ
use of advanced technology as trade goods ⓘ use of trade as a tool of political control ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
demonstrate Seldon Plan’s reliance on trade and technology
ⓘ
illustrate power of economics over military force ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Hober Mallow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jorane Sutt NERFINISHED ⓘ Limmar Ponyets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
independent kingdoms of the Periphery
ⓘ
remnants of the Galactic Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | First Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
economic influence
ⓘ
interstellar trade ⓘ political expansion ⓘ |
| purpose | extend the Foundation’s power across the galaxy ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Periphery of the former Galactic Empire ⓘ |
| roleInSeries | vehicle for Foundation’s expansion without open warfare ⓘ |
| strategy |
peaceful penetration through commerce
ⓘ
spreading Foundation technology as religious or magical artifacts ⓘ |
| tool |
control of advanced scientific knowledge
ⓘ
control of nuclear technology ⓘ technological monopolies ⓘ |
| universe | Foundation universe ⓘ |
| uses | Foundation’s scientific superiority ⓘ |
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