The Cradle of ColonialismHow the Dutch initiated colonialism in Southeast Asia. |
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Page 338
... wrote : " Capable and good men will not come here under these circumstances because a forceful , clever , and honest person does not have to go to the Indies ; he can do better almost anywhere else in the world . " It became part of ...
... wrote : " Capable and good men will not come here under these circumstances because a forceful , clever , and honest person does not have to go to the Indies ; he can do better almost anywhere else in the world . " It became part of ...
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... wrote the Seven- teen , " if we appease Jacatra and Bantam by giving them arms ? They might well , today or tomorrow , be used against us . " 16 Conditions being what they were , with a strong possibility that Sultan Agung of Mataram ...
... wrote the Seven- teen , " if we appease Jacatra and Bantam by giving them arms ? They might well , today or tomorrow , be used against us . " 16 Conditions being what they were , with a strong possibility that Sultan Agung of Mataram ...
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... wrote , the real had dropped to 8,000 cassies and shortly afterwards to about 6,000 . This was naturally reflected in the price of pepper : the price might remain the same in cassies , but in terms of reals it went up . Coen , the ...
... wrote , the real had dropped to 8,000 cassies and shortly afterwards to about 6,000 . This was naturally reflected in the price of pepper : the price might remain the same in cassies , but in terms of reals it went up . Coen , the ...
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The Land and the People | 3 |
The Sea | 8 |
The Sea Lanes Become Longer | 16 |
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