The Cradle of ColonialismHow the Dutch initiated colonialism in Southeast Asia. |
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Page 147
... directors . These were the merchants who had actively participated in the fore - companies ; by simple addition , their total was 73 directors for all the cham- bers together . It was logical that only men of experience should be ...
... directors . These were the merchants who had actively participated in the fore - companies ; by simple addition , their total was 73 directors for all the cham- bers together . It was logical that only men of experience should be ...
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... directors were lining their pockets at the expense of them- selves , and they demanded to know why the directors did not con- vert the stocks of spices into cash , instead of borrowing against them . To this , the directors had a ready ...
... directors were lining their pockets at the expense of them- selves , and they demanded to know why the directors did not con- vert the stocks of spices into cash , instead of borrowing against them . To this , the directors had a ready ...
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... directors had desired : the monopoly of the Spice Islands , the establishment of a general rendezvous , an almost complete dispersal of the Spanish and Portuguese from the archi- pelago , favorable treaties with local rulers , the ...
... directors had desired : the monopoly of the Spice Islands , the establishment of a general rendezvous , an almost complete dispersal of the Spanish and Portuguese from the archi- pelago , favorable treaties with local rulers , the ...
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The Land and the People | 3 |
The Sea | 8 |
The Sea Lanes Become Longer | 16 |
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