Author: Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical SectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic geography
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Peace Handbooks: Dutch and British possessions, no. 82-88
Author: Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical SectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic geography
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800
Author: Pieter C. EmmerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108428371
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This pioneering history of the Dutch Empire provides a new comprehensive overview of Dutch colonial expansion from a comparative and global perspective. It also offers a fascinating window into the early modern societies of Asia, Africa and the Americas through their interactions.
Dutch Primacy in World Trade, 1585-1740
Author: Jonathan I. IsraelPublisher: Clarendon Press
ISBN: 0191591823
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Despite its small size and population, the Dutch Republic functioned as the hub of world trade, shipping, and finance for nearly two centuries. This is the first detailed account of that hegemony from its sixteenth-century origins to the final collapse of the Dutch trading system in the eighteenth century. The economic structure of the early modern world was such that the Dutch Republic, particularly Amsterdam, was able to dominate the world economy to a far greater degree than any commercial power before or since. Using archival and secondary sources, this book explains how such a small nation was able to achieve and sustain this ascendancy for so long. In particular, Professor Israel emphasizes the interaction between Dutch commercial activity in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East, and its penetration of nearby European markets. - ;Introduction; The origins of Dutch world-trade hegemony; The breakthrough to world primacy, 1590-1609; The Twelve Years' Truce, 1609-1621; The Dutch and the crisis of the world economy, 1621-1647; The zenith, 1647-1672; Beyond the zenith, 1672-1700; The Dutch world entrep--ocirc--;t and the conflict of the Spanish succession, 1700-1713; Decline relative and absolute, 1713-1740; Afterglow and final collapse; Conclusion -
British Malaya
Author: Sir Frank Athelstane SwettenhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federated Malay States
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Statistical Tables Relating to British Self-governing Dominions, Crown Colonies, Possessions, and Protectorates
Author: Statistical Tables Relating to British Self-governing Dominions, Crown Colonies, Possessions, and Protectorates ...
Author: Great Britain. Board of TradePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 910
Book Description
Colonialism and Postcolonial Development
Author: James MahoneyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139483889
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In this comparative-historical analysis of Spanish America, Mahoney offers a new theory of colonialism and postcolonial development. He explores why certain kinds of societies are subject to certain kinds of colonialism and why these forms of colonialism give rise to countries with differing levels of economic prosperity and social well-being. Mahoney contends that differences in the extent of colonialism are best explained by the potentially evolving fit between the institutions of the colonizing nation and those of the colonized society. Moreover, he shows how institutions forged under colonialism bring countries to relative levels of development that may prove remarkably enduring in the postcolonial period. The argument is sure to stir discussion and debate, both among experts on Spanish America who believe that development is not tightly bound by the colonial past, and among scholars of colonialism who suggest that the institutional identity of the colonizing nation is of little consequence.
Dutch and British Colonial Intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780-1815
Author: Alicia SchrikkerPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900415602X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
This study of Dutch and British colonial intervention on Sri Lanka in the period 1780 - 1815 provides a new over-all characterisation of the functioning and growth of the colonial state in a period of transition.
House documents
Author: Family Life in 17th- and 18th-Century America
Author: James M. VoloPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313024650
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Colonial America comes alive in this depiction of the daily lives of families—mothers, fathers, children, and grandparents. The Volo's examine the role of the family in society and typical family life in 17th- and 18th-century America. Through narrative chapters, aspects of family life are discussed in depth such as maintaining the household, work, entertainment, death and dying, ceremonies and holidays, customs and rites of passage, parenting, education, and widowhood. Readers will gain an in-depth understanding of the world in which these families lived and how that world affected their lives. Also included are sources for further information and a timeline of historic events. Volumes in the Family Life through History series focus on the day-to-day lives and roles of families throughout history. The roles of all family members are defined and information on daily family life, the role of the family in society, and the ever-changing definition of family are discussed. Discussion of the nuclear family, single parent homes, foster and adoptive families, stepfamilies, and gay and lesbian families are included where appropriate. Topics such as meal planning, homes, entertainment and celebrations are discussed along with larger social issues that originate in the home, such as domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, and divorce. Ideal for students and general readers alike, books in this series bring the history of everyday people to life.