The Dutch and English East India Companies : Diplomacy, Trade and Violence in Early Modern Asia / Adam Clulow, Tristan Mostert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clulow, Adam, editor.

Mostert, Tristan, editor.

Series:

Asian history

Asian History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages).

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Dutch and English East India Companies were formidable organizations that were gifted with expansive powers that allowed them to conduct diplomacy, wage war and seize territorial possessions. But they did not move into an empty arena in which they were free to deploy these powers without resistance. Early modern Asia stood at the center of the global economy and was home to powerful states and sprawling commercial networks. The companies may have been global enterprises, but they operated in a globalized region in which they encountered a range of formidable competitors. This groundbreaking collection of essays explores the place of the Dutch and English East India Companies in Asia and the nature of their engagement with Asian rulers, officials, merchants, soldiers, and brokers. With contributions from some of the most innovative historians in the field, The Dutch and English East India Companies: Diplomacy, Trade and Violence in Early Modern Asia presents new ways to understand these organizations by focusing on their diplomatic, commercial, and military interactions with Asia.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2018: HSS Frontlist Books

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 102509

ISBN:

9789048533381

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access