Dutch Atlantic Connections, 1680-1800 - Linking Empires, Bridging Borders

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Dutch Atlantic Connections reevaluates the role of the Dutch in the Atlantic between 1680-1800. It shows how pivotal the Dutch were for the functioning of the Atlantic sytem by highlighting both economic and cultural contributions to the Atlantic world.

About the author

Gert Oostindie is Professor of Caribbean History at Leiden University and Director of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV). He has published over 30 books and 150 articles on (Dutch) Caribbean history, politics, and anthropology.

Jessica V. Roitman is a researcher at the KITLV and a lecturer at Leiden University. She was a fellow at the University of Pennsylvania and received a NWO post-doctoral fellowship. She publishes on Atlantic trade, migration, identity, citizenship, and inter-cultural interactions.

Product details

• Assisted by: Gert Oostindie (Editor), Jessica V Roitman (Editor), Jessica V. Roitman (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.06.2014
• EAN: 9789004271326
• ISBN: 978-90-04-27132-6
• No. of pages: 452
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 239 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 816 g
• Series: Atlantic World
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management