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Lords of the land, lords of the sea : conflict and adaptation in early colonial Timor, 1600-1800 /

European traders and soldiers established a foothold on Timor in the course of the seventeenth century, motivated by the quest for the commercially vital sandalwood and the intense competition between the Dutch and the Portuguese. Lords of the Land, Lords of the Sea focuses on two centuries of conta...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Hägerdal, Hans
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Leiden : KITLV Press, [2012]
Collection:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 273.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Timor and historical research
  • The first contacts
  • Traditional forms of power
  • Establishments and clashes, 1641-1658
  • The Topass phase, 1650s-1702
  • Kupang and the five loyal allies, 1658-1700s
  • Life and death in Kupang
  • The Estado strikes back, 1696-1732
  • The company on the move, 1732-1761
  • Colonial retreat and maintenance.