The Cradle of ColonialismHow the Dutch initiated colonialism in Southeast Asia. |
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... English Company , can be called the counterpart of Jan Coen . Their occasional meetings signify the conflict between the two companies , and Jourdain's experiences reveal the somewhat different approach the English used in their ...
... English Company , can be called the counterpart of Jan Coen . Their occasional meetings signify the conflict between the two companies , and Jourdain's experiences reveal the somewhat different approach the English used in their ...
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... English so many privileges . " Coen was re- ferring to the fact that while the directors wanted to keep the English out of the Moluccas , this should be done " without resort- ing to force . " This was an obviously impossible request ...
... English so many privileges . " Coen was re- ferring to the fact that while the directors wanted to keep the English out of the Moluccas , this should be done " without resort- ing to force . " This was an obviously impossible request ...
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... English fleet before the English could capture the ship . The English obviously had not been prepared for this unexpected maneuver , and they split up with hardly a shot exchanged.14 With the Bergerboot added to his squadron , Coen now ...
... English fleet before the English could capture the ship . The English obviously had not been prepared for this unexpected maneuver , and they split up with hardly a shot exchanged.14 With the Bergerboot added to his squadron , Coen now ...
Contents
The Land and the People | 3 |
The Sea | 8 |
The Sea Lanes Become Longer | 16 |
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