In the shadow of the company : the Dutch East India Company and its' servants in the period of its' decline 1740-1796 / by Chris Nierstrasz.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Nierstrasz, Chris, 1978-

Series:

• TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 15.
• TANAP monographs on the history of Asian-European interaction ; v. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie--History--18th century.
• Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie.
• Business failures.
• Financial crises--History.
• Stock companies--History.
• Stock companies.
• History.
• Financial crises.

Physical Description:

xviii, 279 pages : illustrations, maps. ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2012]

Summary:

This study offers an in-depth analysis of the decline of the Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) and the subsequent domination of the British Empire in Asia. Author Nierstrasz (Europe's Asian Centuries Project, University of Warwick) takes a new approach to the topic, blaming internal corruption and the corruption of the VOC's servants. The study draws on new access to VOC correspondence and the private correspondence of VOC servants, gained through Towards a New Age of Partnership (TANAP), an educational and archival preservation program uniting scholars in Asia, Africa, and Europe, and notes discrepancies between VOC and Asian accounting books. The book includes chapter-length case studies of India, Ceylon, Batavia, and the Coromandel Coast. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9789004234291
• 9004234292

OCLC:

806019574