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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hägerdal, Hans
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden : KITLV Press, [2012]
Series:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 273.
Subjects:
1600-1799
Social conflict > Timor Island > History.
Humanities.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Colonization.
Politics and government
Social conflict.
Timor Island > Colonization.
Timor Island > History > 17th century.
Timor Island > History > 18th century.
Timor Island > Politics and government.
Timor (Île) > Colonisation.
Timor (Île) > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Timor (Île) > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Asia > Timor Island.
economic history
colonial history
colonial politics
political history
social history
Timor
Indonesia
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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