| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 283 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
European expansion and indigenous response ; volume 38 |
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European expansion and indigenous response ; v. 38
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| Summary |
"How did individuals advance to the highest ranks in the Dutch colonial administrations? And how, once appointed, was this rank retained? To answer these questions this book explores the careers of Dutch colonial governors in the 17th century with a focus on two case studies: Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, governor of Dutch Brazil (1636-1644) and Rijckloff Volckertsz van Goens, Governor-General in Batavia in the 1670s. By comparing a Western (Atlantic, WIC) and an Eastern (Asian, VOC) example, this book shows how networks sustaining career-making differed in the various parts of the empire: the West India Company was much more involved in domestic political debates, and this led to a closer integration of political patronage networks, while the East India Company was better able to follow an independent course. The book shows that to understand the inner workings of the Dutch India companies, we need to understand the lives of those who turned the empire into their career"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 23, 2022) |
| SUBJECT |
Johan Maurits, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, 1604-1679. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81028439
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Goens, Rijklof van, 1619-1682. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95027311
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| Subject |
Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie -- History -- 17th century
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West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands) -- History -- 17th century
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Colonial companies -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century
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| SUBJECT |
Netherlands -- Commerce -- History -- 17th century
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9004513280 |
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9789004513280 |
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