The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600-1800

by Jos J. L. Gommans, Pieter C Emmer, Pieter C. Emmer, et al.

Book Overview

How did the Dutch Empire compare with other imperial enterprises? And how was it experienced by the indigenous peoples who became part of this colonial power? 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. In the Dutch Empire, ideas of religious tolerance and scientific curiosity went...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108449514
• ISBN13: 9781108449519
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"