Netherlands India

Netherlands India
Author: J. S. Furnivall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 534
Release: 2010-06-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108011276

A reissue of the classic history of Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia, describing its economic and social development until 1939.

The Dutch and English East India Companies

The Dutch and English East India Companies
Author: Adam Clulow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: HISTORY
ISBN: 9789462983298

A ground-breaking collection of essays that explores the place of the Dutch and English East India Companies in Asia and the nature of their interactions with Asian rulers, officials, merchants, soldiers and brokers.

Currency and the Economy of Netherlands India, 1870-95

Currency and the Economy of Netherlands India, 1870-95
Author: Norbert Pieter Berg
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9813055197

Stable monetary systems form one of the pillars on which rapid economics development in Southeast Asia in recent decades has been based. The same was true in the past. Monetary stabilization became as important issue after 1870, when silver depreciated rapidly against gold and Western countries switched to the gold standard. Colonial Indonesia followed the Netherlands in this respect. On the ardent advice of N.P van den Berg, then president of the central bank, the Java Bank, it was the first Asian country to stabilize its currency against gold, in this case against the gold-based Dutch guilder. Van den Berg was a prominent proponent of monetary stabilization and was well known for his contributions to he dicussion about currency systems and monetary policy in the government of British India, which was at the time exploring ways to achieve stabilization of the rupee. Both the arguments and the wealth of data in the reprint of this very rare book will be of interest to historians of Southeast Asia.

Japan-Netherlands Trade 1600-1800

Japan-Netherlands Trade 1600-1800
Author: Yasuko Suzuki
Publisher: Apollo Books
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781920901516

In the early modern period, relations between the Netherlands and Japan were founded on trade. The Dutch United East India Company operated in Japan for over 100 years, from 1609 to the early 18th century. The Dutch-Japanese relationship - built sometimes on understanding and at other times on resentment - is recorded in great detail in the trade-related archives of the period. This book closely examines these documents to reveal the changing market conditions of the main commodities exported by the Dutch from Japan at the time: silver, koban (gold), copper, and camphor. This analysis of both Dutch and Japanese perspectives on the trade market forms an intricate picture of the cultural, political, and economic context of trade between the Netherlands and Japan in the early modern period. *** "...many useful tables and charts in this book, which economic historians of Japan and Asian trade networks will be able to use in the future." - Journal of Japanese Studies, Vol. 39:2, 2013

The Dutch East India Company's Tea Trade with China

The Dutch East India Company's Tea Trade with China
Author: Yong Liu
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2007
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9004155996

This case study of the tea trade of the Dutch East India Company with China deals with the most profitable phase of the Dutch Company's China trade, focusing on the question why and how the tea trade was taken out of the hands of the High Government in Batavia and put under the supervision of the newly established China Committee in 1757. Various factors which contributed to the phenomenal rise of this trade and its sudden decline are dealt with in detail. Filling in lacunae left open by previous research and this monograph contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the VOC trade with Asia.

Dutch Ships in Tropical Waters

Dutch Ships in Tropical Waters
Author: Robert Parthesius
Publisher: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789053565179

The end of the 16th century saw Dutch expansion in Asia, as The Dutch East India Company (the VOC) was fast becoming an Asian power, both political and economic. By 1669, the VOC was the richest private company the world had ever seen. This landmark study looks at perhaps the most important tool in the Company' trading - its ships. In order to reconstruct the complete shipping activities of the VOC, the author created a unique database of the ships' movements, including frigates and other, hitherto ingored, smaller vessels. Parthesius's research into the routes and the types of ships in the service of the VOC proves that it was precisely the wide range of types and sizes of vessels that gave the Company the ability to sail - and continue its profitable trade - the year round. Furthermore, it appears that the VOC commanded at least twice the number of ships than earlier historians have ascertained. Combining the best of maritime and social history, this book will change our understanding of the commercial dynamics of the most successful economic organization of the period.

The Unseen World. India and the Netherlands from 1550

The Unseen World. India and the Netherlands from 1550
Author: Jos Gommans
Publisher:
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2017
Genre:
ISBN: 9789460043741

The Netherlands and India both experienced a period of economic and cultural prosperity in the seventeenth century. During this shared Golden Age both countries became profoundly influenced by increasing globalization and developed into large global empires. Thanks to the Dutch East India Company (VOC), the two countries met and intensive interaction developed. While the Indian textile caused a small revolution in the Dutch pattern of consumption, the VOC contributed to the monetary stability of the Indian Mogul Empire with its precious metals. In addition to trade contacts, there was an intellectual undercurrent that had connected the countries for centuries: the hidden world of the Neoplatonic imagination that brought about a remarkable artistic similarity between Dutch and Indian artists.

A Key to Dutch History

A Key to Dutch History
Author: Commissie Ontwikkeling Nederlandse Canon
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789053564981

Many think they know the legends behind tulipmania and the legacy of the Dutch East India Tea Company, but what basic knowledge of Dutch history and culture should be passed on to future generations? A Key to Dutch History and its resulting overview of historical highlights, assembled by a number of specialists in consultation with the Dutch general public, provides a thought-provoking and timely answer. The democratic process behind the volume is reminiscent of the way in which the Netherlands has succeeded for centuries at collective craftsmanship, and says as much about the Netherlands as does the outcome of the opinions voiced.