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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827140103321

Autore

Tol Joris van den

Titolo

Lobbying in company : economic interests and political decision-making in the history of Dutch Brazil, 1621-1656 / / Joris van den Tol

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

90-04-44057-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

The Atlantic world Europe, Africa and the Americas, 1500- 1830 ; ; volume 38

Disciplina

382.0981

Soggetti

Lobbying - Netherlands - History - 17the century

Lobbying - Brazil - History - 17the century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Lobbying for the Creation of the wic --  2. Lobbying in Brazil -- 3. Trading Regulations or Free Trade -- 4. Petitioning the Public Sphere -- 5. Personal Connections and Direct Lobbying -- 6. The Last Hope, 1652-1654 -- 7. Lobbying for Money in the Aftermath of Dutch Brazil -- 8. Making the Company Work.

Sommario/riassunto

In Lobbying in Company , Joris van den Tol argues that people made a difference in the Dutch West India Company colony in Brazil (1630-1654). Through a combination of petitions, personal relations, and public opinion, individuals were able to exercise influence on the decision-making process regarding Dutch Brazil. His thorough analysis of these different elements offers a new perspective on the Atlantic and the Dutch Republic in the 17th century as well as a better understanding of lobbying in the Early Modern period. It was not the organizational structure that decided success and failure, but it was the people that made a difference.