The Cradle of ColonialismHow the Dutch initiated colonialism in Southeast Asia. |
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George Masselman. ΙΟ Background in Asia The political situation in Asia during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries largely determined the pattern of European conquests on that continent . A strong power in Asia Minor had impelled the ...
George Masselman. ΙΟ Background in Asia The political situation in Asia during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries largely determined the pattern of European conquests on that continent . A strong power in Asia Minor had impelled the ...
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... Asia faced a new and determined enemy . Be- fore the century was out , the Dutch had found their own direct route to the Indies and had begun to exploit it . What was the net effect on Asia and its trade of the one hun- dred years of ...
... Asia faced a new and determined enemy . Be- fore the century was out , the Dutch had found their own direct route to the Indies and had begun to exploit it . What was the net effect on Asia and its trade of the one hun- dred years of ...
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... Asia , we may conclude that the volume of Portuguese trade was exceeded many times over by the trade carried on by the peoples of Asia.1 A striking example of the inability of the Portu- guese to gain control over a significant share of ...
... Asia , we may conclude that the volume of Portuguese trade was exceeded many times over by the trade carried on by the peoples of Asia.1 A striking example of the inability of the Portu- guese to gain control over a significant share of ...
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The Land and the People | 3 |
The Sea | 8 |
The Sea Lanes Become Longer | 16 |
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