Cape Conflict - Protest and Political Alliances in a Dutch Settlement

Door: Teun Baartman

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• ISBN: 9789087283346
• Boekreferentie: VOC/WIC/Ontdekkingsreizen
• Uitgever: Leiden University Press
• Taal: ------------------
• Categorie: Kennis en wetenschap
• Details: Paperback, Goed
• Extra informatie: From 1652 until 1795, the Cape of Good Hope was a Dutch settlement marked by tensions, often portrayed as antagonism between the oppressive Dutch East India Company (VOC) and aggrieved burgher as the underdogs. However, by comparing the political structures, institutions and dynamics of the Dutch Republic and its overseas settlement, the author demonstrates that the relationship was more cooperative and that the Cape burghers were able to influence policies in their favour similar to the way bur
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