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Dynastic Colonialism Gender, Materiality and the Early Modern House of Orange-Nassau
List of Figures Notes on Naming Acknowledgements Introduction Section 1: Claiming Spaces Chapter 1: Propagating the Orange: Gender, material culture and the early modern trajectory of the House of Orange-Nassau Chapter 2: Planting the Orange: The expansion of the House of Orange-Nassau across Europe Chapter 3: Trading Places: Orange-Nassau involvement in the Dutch colonial expansion Section 2: Materialising Power Chapter 4: Object Orange: Material culture in the rise of the House of Orange-Nassau Chapter 5: Collecting the world: Orange-Nassau global power on display in Europe Conclusion Bibliography
Biography
Susan Broomhall is Professor of Early Modern History at The University of Western Australia. Her previous publications include Spaces for Feeling (2015) and (co-authored with Jennifer Spinks) Early Modern Women in the Low Countries: Feminising sources and interpretations of the past (2011).
Jacqueline Van Gent is Associate Professor of Early Modern History at The University of Western Australia. Her previous publications include (co-edited with Raisa Toivo) "Gender, Objects and Emotions in Scandinavian History", Special Issue of Journal of Scandinavian History (2016) and Magic, Body and the Self in Eighteenth-Century Sweden (2009).
"Dynastic Colonialism is a richly detailed book that offers a refreshing take on colonial expansion in the pre-industrial age. Well-presented and lucidly written, it offers an important contribution to this major field in early modern history."
Danielle van den Heuvel, University of Kent, UK
