1st Edition
Colonial Empires Compared Britain and the Netherlands, 1750–1850
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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During the seventeenth century, the Dutch and English emerged as the world's leading trading nations, building their prosperity largely upon their maritime successes. During this period both nations strongly contested for maritime supremacy and colonial dominance, yet by the nineteenth century, it was Britain who had undoubtedly come out on top of this struggle, with a navy that dominated the seas... Read more
Contents: Introduction, Stephen Conway; The Anglo-Dutch Relationship 1750-1850: Sir Joseph Yorke and the waning of the Anglo-Dutch Alliance, 1747-1788, H. M. Scott; Between the devil and the deep blue sea: the logic of neutrality, Niek van Sas; Perceptions of Empire: Perceptions of the Overseas World: National identity and empire: Britain and the American colonies, 1763-1787, Glynis Ridley; Dutch debates on overseas man and his world, 1770-1820, Angelie Sens; The Role of the Navy in Anglo-Dutch Imperial Relations: Seapower and empire: cause and effect?, N.A.M. Rodger; Facing a new world: the Dutch navy goes overseas (c.1750-c.1850), Jaap R. Bruijn; Financing Imperial Trade: From supranational to national: changing patterns of investment in the British East India Company, 1750-1820, H. V. Bowen; Miracle cure for an economy in crisis? Colonial exploitation as a source of growth in the Netherlands 1815-1870, Edwin Horlings; The Imperial State: the Extension of the Metropolitan State to the Colonies: The British State overseas, 1750-1850, P. J. Marshall; Continuity and change in the Dutch position in Asia between 1750 and 1850, Jur van Goor; Index.
Biography
Bob Moore, Henk van Nierop
