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oapen-20.500.12657-259582023-02-01T09:01:24Z The Dutch and English East India Companies Mostert, Tristan Clulow, Adam History East India Companies Empire Trade Diplomacy Warfare bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCZ Economic history A ground-breaking collection of essays that explores the place of the Dutch and English East India Companies in Asia and the nature of their interactions with Asian rulers, officials, merchants, soldiers and brokers. The Dutch and English East India Companies were formidable organizations that were gifted with expansive powers that allowed them to conduct diplomacy, raise armies 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. With contributions from the most innovative historians working on the companies today, this book presents new ways to understand these organizations by focusing on their diplomatic, commercial and military interactions with Asia. 2019-02-01 23:55 2020-03-27 15:48:21 2020-04-01T10:55:46Z 2020-04-01T10:55:46Z 2018-10-02 book 1004125 OCN: 1100489473 9789048533381 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25958 eng Asian History application/pdf n/a 1004125.pdf Amsterdam University Press 10.2307/j.ctv9hvqf2 102509 10.2307/j.ctv9hvqf2 dd3d1a33-0ac2-4cfe-a101-355ae1bd857a b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9789048533381 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Amsterdam 102509 KU Select 2018: HSS Frontlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access
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A ground-breaking collection of essays that explores the place of the Dutch and English East India Companies in Asia and the nature of their interactions with Asian rulers, officials, merchants, soldiers and brokers.
The Dutch and English East India Companies were formidable organizations that were gifted with expansive powers that allowed them to conduct diplomacy, raise armies 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. With contributions from the most innovative historians working on the companies today, this book presents new ways to understand these organizations by focusing on their diplomatic, commercial and military interactions with Asia.
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