The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600-1800 Emmer Pieter C.
The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600-1800 Emmer Pieter C. How did the Dutch Empire compare with other imperial enterprises? At the start of the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic emerged as the…
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The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600-1800 Emmer Pieter C.
How did the Dutch Empire compare with other imperial enterprises? At the start of the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic emerged as the centre of a global empire that stretched along the edges of continents and connected societies surrounding the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. And how was it experienced by the indigenous peoples who became part of this colonial power?
This pioneering history of the early modern Dutch Empire, over two centuries, for the first time provides a comparative and indigenous perspective on Dutch overseas expansion. In the Dutch Empire, ideas of religious tolerance and scientific curiosity went hand in hand with severe political and economic exploitation of the local populations through violence, monopoly and slavery. Apart from discussing the impact of the Empire on the economy and society at home in the Dutch Republic, it also offers a fascinating window
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