Genesis and Nemesis of the First Dutch Colonial Empire in Asia and South Africa, 1596–1811
Genesis and Nemesis of the First Dutch Colonial Empire in Asia and South Africa, 1596–1811

Author: Gerrit Knaap

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-12-28

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 9004528008

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This monograph offers a thought-provoking thematic examination and chronological survey of the early modern Dutch overseas colonial expansion and downfall in Asia and in South Africa, among other institutional frameworks through the VOC, stressing its colonial character rather than company and trade features.

Empires
Empires

Author: Susan E. Alcock

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-08-09

Total Pages: 554

ISBN-13: 9780521770200

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Empires, the largest political systems of the ancient and early modern world, powerfully transformed the lives of people within and even beyond their frontiers in ways quite different from other, non-imperial societies. Appearing in all parts of the globe, and in many different epochs, empires invite comparative analysis - yet few attempts have been made to place imperial systems within such a framework. This book brings together studies by distinguished scholars from diverse academic traditions, including anthropology, archaeology, history and classics. The empires discussed include case studies from Central and South America, the Mediterranean, Europe, the Near East, South East Asia and China, and range in time from the first millennium BC to the early modern era. The book organises these detailed studies into five thematic sections: sources, approaches and definitions; empires in a wider world; imperial integration and imperial subjects; imperial ideologies; and the afterlife of empires.

Empires Besieged, A. D. 200-600
Empires Besieged, A. D. 200-600

Author: Time-Life Books

Publisher: Time Life Medical

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780809464166

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Includes material on the Sassanids of Persia, the Guptas of India, the Moche of Peru, and the Zapotecs of Mexico.

Crises of Empire
Crises of Empire

Author: Martin Thomas

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-04-23

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1472531213

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Crises of Empire offers a comprehensive and uniquely comparative analysis of the history of decolonization in the British, French and Dutch empires. By comparing the processes of decolonization across three of the major modern empires, from the aftermath of the First World War to the late 20th century, the authors are able to analyse decolonization as a long-term process. They explore significant changes to the international system, shifting popular attitudes to colonialism and the economics of empire. This new edition incorporates the latest developments in the historiography, as well as: - Increased coverage of the Belgian and Portuguese empires - New introductions to each of the three main parts, offering some background and context to British, French and Dutch decolonization - More coverage of cultural aspects of decolonization, exploring empire 'from below' This new edition of Crises of Empire is essential reading for all students of imperial history and decolonization. In particular, it will be welcomed by those who are interested in taking a comparative approach, putting the history of decolonization into a pan-European framework.