Piet Emmer Bücher

Dutch historiography has traditionally concentrated on colonial successes in Asia. However, the Dutch were also active in West Africa, Brazil, New Netherland (the present state of New York) and in the Caribbean. In Africa they took part in the gold and ivory trade and finally also in the slave... číst celé

This pioneering history of the Dutch Empire provides a new comprehensive overview of Dutch colonial expansion from a comparative and global perspective. It also offers a fascinating window into the early modern societies of Asia, Africa and the Americas through their interactions.

"Divided into eight parts covering Dutch slave trade in the Atlantic world, discusses the Middle Passage, demand for slaves in the Caribbean, the trade's profitability, and abolition and emancipation. Final part asks whether The Netherlands has a debt of honor as a result of this trade. Although very brief bibliographies for each part are included, the main sources for this work remain unclear. Much of the text seems to be syntheses of work of other scholars"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.