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Claver Alexander |
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Dutch commerce and Chinese merchants in Java : colonial relationships in trade and finance, 1800-1942 / / by Alexander Claver |
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Brill, 2014 |
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Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxiv, 442 pages) : illustrations (some colour), maps |
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Collana |
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Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Landen Volkenkunde, , 1572-1892 ; ; Volume 291 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Dutch - Indonesia - Java - History |
Java (Indonesia) Commerce History 19th century |
Java (Indonesia) Commerce History 20th century |
Netherlands Commerce History |
China Commerce History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Prelude to Rapid Expansion (1800-1884) -- Crisis and Adaptation (1884-1890s) -- Redefining Dutch-Chinese Commercial Relations (1890s-1910) -- The Road to Expansion (1910-1930) -- Economic Crisis and Commercial Resilience (1930-1942) -- Conclusion -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Trading enterprise figures prominently in Indonesian history. Commercial activities penetrated deep into the economy, politics and society of the former Netherlands Indies. Dutch Commerce and Chinese Merchants in Java describes this, largely forgotten, world of commerce. During the period 1800-1942 this vanished world was, however, bustling. Merchants of very different background and stature cooperated and competed with each other. Trading relations were forged and dissolved, contracts were honoured and broken, fortunes were made and lost. Using unpublished archival sources in Indonesia and the Netherlands Alexander Claver recounts the diverse trading mechanisms, complex credit relations and countless participants |
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involved. How Dutch, Chinese, and Arab traders related to each other in such demanding business environment is the fascinating story of this book. Full text (Open Access) |
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