Genesis and nemesis of the first Dutch colonial empire in Asia and South Africa, 1596-1811 / / by Gerrit Knaap.

Based upon a sweeping command of Dutch East India Company (VOC) primary sources, Knaap’s manuscript offers a thought-provoking thematic examination and chronological survey of the Dutch Republic’s overseas and colonial expansion in Asia and South Africa, mainly through the VOC and its successors, th...

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Superior document:Expansion in history ; volume 1
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2023]
©2023
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:Expansion in history ; v. 1.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xli, 472 pages) :; illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Gerrit Knaap
  • Copyright page / Gerrit Knaap
  • Dedication Page / Gerrit Knaap
  • Expansion in History Series Editor’s Preface / Gerrit Knaap
  • Acknowledgements / Gerrit Knaap
  • List of Maps / Gerrit Knaap
  • List of Illustrations / Gerrit Knaap
  • Glossary and Abbreviations / Gerrit Knaap
  • Introduction / Gerrit Knaap
  • Chapter 1 Prelude to Empire / Gerrit Knaap
  • Chapter 2 Foundation of Empire / Gerrit Knaap
  • Chapter 3 Expansion of Empire / Gerrit Knaap
  • Chapter 4 Consolidation of Empire / Gerrit Knaap
  • Chapter 5 Demise of Empire / Gerrit Knaap
  • Chapter 6 The Empire’s Naval and Army Personnel / Gerrit Knaap
  • Chapter 7 The Empire’s Ships, Fortifications and Weapons / Gerrit Knaap
  • Chapter 8 The Empire’s Voyages, Garrisons and Military Practices / Gerrit Knaap
  • Chapter 9 The First Dutch Colonial Empire in the East: Empire among Empires / Gerrit Knaap
  • Epilogue / Gerrit Knaap
  • Statistics / Gerrit Knaap
  • Sources and Literature / Gerrit Knaap
  • Index / Gerrit Knaap.