The Cradle of ColonialismHow the Dutch initiated colonialism in Southeast Asia. |
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... proved as meaningless as has , on occasion , " nonaggression pact . The independent towns must have sensed that more was to be gained by open competition than by becoming satellites of the Hansa . 99 By sailing directly into the Baltic ...
... proved as meaningless as has , on occasion , " nonaggression pact . The independent towns must have sensed that more was to be gained by open competition than by becoming satellites of the Hansa . 99 By sailing directly into the Baltic ...
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... proved a success . Moucheron had to accept disappointment , but he did not do so without complaining bitterly that his treasure had been taken from him . He foresaw nothing but trouble . The King of Denmark , who laid claim to the Kara ...
... proved a success . Moucheron had to accept disappointment , but he did not do so without complaining bitterly that his treasure had been taken from him . He foresaw nothing but trouble . The King of Denmark , who laid claim to the Kara ...
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... proved that he could do so at will . What this will mean to the world at large is an open question , although one is reminded of Cecil Rhodes , the last of the great empire builders , who lamented the fact that in the world of his day ...
... proved that he could do so at will . What this will mean to the world at large is an open question , although one is reminded of Cecil Rhodes , the last of the great empire builders , who lamented the fact that in the world of his day ...
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The Land and the People | 3 |
The Sea | 8 |
The Sea Lanes Become Longer | 16 |
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