In the shadow of the company : the Dutch East India Company and its' servants in the period of its' decline 1740-1796 /
Nierstrasz, Chris.
In the shadow of the company : the Dutch East India Company and its' servants in the period of its' decline 1740-1796 / by Chris Nierstrasz. - 1 online resource (xviii, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps. - TANAP monographs on the history of Asian-European interaction ; v. 15 . - TANAP Monographs on the History of Asian-European Interaction 15. Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223219. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Power and Trade -- India, the Fight for Dominance -- Ceylon, a Cinnamon Paradise in Jeopardy -- Monopoly and Private Trade -- Private Trade with Batavia -- Country Trade on the Coromandel Coast -- Profits and Fortunes -- Remuneration and Corruption -- Promotions and Patronage -- Dutch Decline and British Dominance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Is there any truth in the story that the morality of the servants of the Dutch East India Company in the eighteenth century was so rotten that one should believe the Dutch maxim ‘Vergaan Onder Corruptie’ – in translation something like ‘Succumbed to Corruption’ – and use this as an explanation for a very complex phenomenon? Chris Nierstrasz introduces us in his In the Shadow of the Company , to the realities of the decision makers and of the servants in the field. Responding to the changing realities in Asia, the Company could only try to use the mercantile potential of its higher echelons to postpone its downfall. In a situation in which the directors were not able to increase investment from Holland, the servants in Asia were forced to take up the challenge.
9789004235830
10.1163/9789004235830 DOI
Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie--History--18th century.
Business failures.
Financial crises--History.
Stock companies--History.
Indentured servants.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Exports & Imports
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Marketing
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Trade & Tariffs
HF483 / .E6 2012
382/.094205
In the shadow of the company : the Dutch East India Company and its' servants in the period of its' decline 1740-1796 / by Chris Nierstrasz. - 1 online resource (xviii, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps. - TANAP monographs on the history of Asian-European interaction ; v. 15 . - TANAP Monographs on the History of Asian-European Interaction 15. Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223219. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Power and Trade -- India, the Fight for Dominance -- Ceylon, a Cinnamon Paradise in Jeopardy -- Monopoly and Private Trade -- Private Trade with Batavia -- Country Trade on the Coromandel Coast -- Profits and Fortunes -- Remuneration and Corruption -- Promotions and Patronage -- Dutch Decline and British Dominance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Is there any truth in the story that the morality of the servants of the Dutch East India Company in the eighteenth century was so rotten that one should believe the Dutch maxim ‘Vergaan Onder Corruptie’ – in translation something like ‘Succumbed to Corruption’ – and use this as an explanation for a very complex phenomenon? Chris Nierstrasz introduces us in his In the Shadow of the Company , to the realities of the decision makers and of the servants in the field. Responding to the changing realities in Asia, the Company could only try to use the mercantile potential of its higher echelons to postpone its downfall. In a situation in which the directors were not able to increase investment from Holland, the servants in Asia were forced to take up the challenge.
9789004235830
10.1163/9789004235830 DOI
Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie--History--18th century.
Business failures.
Financial crises--History.
Stock companies--History.
Indentured servants.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Exports & Imports
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Marketing
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Trade & Tariffs
HF483 / .E6 2012
382/.094205