The Cradle of ColonialismHow the Dutch initiated colonialism in Southeast Asia. |
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... company and sold his shares just at a time when the market reflected the early good news from the Indies . Although he made a good profit on this transaction , it did not soften his antagonism , and from that time on he was an outspoken ...
... company and sold his shares just at a time when the market reflected the early good news from the Indies . Although he made a good profit on this transaction , it did not soften his antagonism , and from that time on he was an outspoken ...
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... companies operating out of the Lowlands . After these Dutch companies were con- solidated , the United East India Company had a capital of about 6,500,000 florins ( £ 540,000 ) or eight times as much as the English company could command ...
... companies operating out of the Lowlands . After these Dutch companies were con- solidated , the United East India Company had a capital of about 6,500,000 florins ( £ 540,000 ) or eight times as much as the English company could command ...
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... company which car- ried within itself the spirit of continuity , but only changed the commercial framework to the slightly less temporary expedient of a joint stock company , comprising no more than three or four voyages within a ...
... company which car- ried within itself the spirit of continuity , but only changed the commercial framework to the slightly less temporary expedient of a joint stock company , comprising no more than three or four voyages within a ...
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