Lords of the land, lords of the sea : conflict and adaptation in early colonial Timor, 1600-1800

Lords of the land, lords of the sea conflict and adaptation in early colonial Timor, 1600-1800

European traders and soldiers established a foothold on Timor in the course of the seventeenth century, motivated by the quest for the commercially vital sandalwood and the intense competition between the Dutch and the Portuguese. Lords of the land, lords of the sea focuses on two centuries of conta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Hägerdal, Hans, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden - Boston Brill 2012
Leiden : 2012
Colección:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 273.
Materias:
1600 - 1799
Social conflict > Timor Island > History.
Colonization.
Politics and government.
Social conflict.
Timor Island > Colonization.
Timor Island > History > 17th century.
Timor Island > History > 18th century.
Timor Island > Politics and government.
Asia > Timor Island.
economic history
colonial politics
timor
colonial history
political history
indonesia
social history
Dutch East India Company
Kupang
Lifau
Netherlands
Portuguese people
Sonbai
Topasses
History.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419783706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1: Timor and historical research
  • 2: The first contacts
  • 3: Traditional forms of power
  • 4: Establishments and clashes, 1641-1658
  • 5: The Topass phase, 1650s-1702
  • 6: Kupang and the five loyal allies, 1658-1700s
  • 7: Life and death in Kupang
  • 8: The Estado strikes back, 1696-1732
  • 9: The Company on the move, 1732-1761
  • 10: Colonial retreat and maintenance
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Appendix 3
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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