Serving the Chain? : De Nederlandsche Bank and the Last Decades of Slavery, 1814-1863.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fatah-Black, Karwan.

Contributor:

Lauret, Lauren, 1991-

Tol, Joris van den.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nederlandsche Bank--History--19th century.

Nederlandsche Bank.

Antislavery movements.

Slave trade--United States--Finance.

Slave trade.

Slavery--Economic aspects--United States.

Slavery.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Karwan Fatah-Black is Senior Researcher at the Royal Dutch Institute for Caribbean and Southeast Asia Studies (KITLV-KNAW) and University Lecturer at Leiden University. Since completing his PhD (2013), he has studied the history of the Atlantic world, enslavement, and emancipation strategies. In partnership with museums and heritage institutions, he is working on creating new narratives about the colonial past and postcolonial futures.Lauren Lauret is researcher at University College Londen and university lecturer in Dutch History at Leiden University.Joris van den Tol is researcher at Queens' College, Cambridge and university lecturer Economic History at the Radboud University Nijmegen.

Summary:

"In the nineteenth century, when the principal cultural, political, and financial institutions of the Netherlands were established, slavery was still very much part of the nation's global imperial structures. Dutch families, institutions, and governments are increasingly interested in the role their predecessors played in this history of colonialism and enslavement. This book is a history of De Nederlandsche Bank in which particular attention is paid to its links with slavery, both as a factor in the economy and as a subject of political debate. Because De Nederlandsche Bank served the Dutch ministery of Colonies and consequently followed Dutch trade interests, the bank's history intersects with the history of slavery. The investigation in this book focuses not only upon DNB's formal involvement but also on the private involvement of its directors. In addition, it examines whether the bank and its directors played any role in the abolition of slavery."

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of figures and tables

Introduction

1. The establishment of De Nederlandsche Bank and the abolition of the slave trade in 1814

2. The first directors, their parents, and grandparents

3. Inspiration after British abolition in 1833

4. Slavery-related services

5. Constitutional reform, abolition, and apprenticeship

Conclusion and recommendations

Afterword

Appendix 1. Legal regulation of indemnification through DNB

Appendix 2. Persons investigated and their terms of office

List of archives consulted

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Timeline List of figures and tables Introduction 1. The establishment of De Nederlandsche Bank and the abolition of the slave trade in 1814 2. The first directors, their parents, and grandparents 3. Inspiration after British abolition in 1833 4. Slavery-related services 5. Constitutional reform, abolition, and apprenticeship Conclusion and recommendations Afterword Appendix 1. Legal regulation of indemnification through DNB Appendix 2. Persons investigated and their terms of office List of archives consulted Notes Literature Index

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ISBN:

94-006-0438-6

OCLC:

1396259360

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access