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Albert Schrauwers

Merchant Kings: Corporate Governmentality in the Dutch Colonial Empire, 1815-1870

Merchant Kings: Corporate Governmentality in the Dutch Colonial Empire, 1815-1870

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Offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the rapid industrialization of the Netherlands and its colonial holdings in Java during the nineteenth century. By placing colony and metropole into a single analytical frame, it offers a bracing new approach to understanding the development of modern corporations within the context of empire.

In the nineteenth century, the Netherlands and its colonial holdings in Java were the sites of dramatically increased industrialization. Led by a group of ā€œmerchant kingsā€ who exemplified gentlemanly capitalism, this ambitious trading project transformed the small, economically moribund Netherlands into a global power. Merchant Kings offers a fascinating interdisciplinary exploration of this episode and reveals not only the distinctive nature of the Dutch state, but the surprising extent to which its nascent corporate innovations were rooted in early welfare initiatives. By placing colony and metropole into a single analytical frame, this book offers a bracing new approach to understanding the development of modern corporations.

Weight: 552g
Dimension: 159 x 236 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800730502

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