The Dutch Empire. An Essential Part of World History

The Dutch Empire. An Essential Part of World History

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<p>In this article, a number of aspects of the history of Dutch colonialism are linked to developments in world history. A number of themes are covered by this approach, such as the consequences of the worldwide revolutions around 1800, the Cultivation System, modern imperialism, the rise of t...

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Main Author: Wim van den Doel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Journals 2010-01-01
Series:BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review
Subjects:
Colonialism
Online Access:https://www.bmgn-lchr.nl/articles/7119
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spelling doaj-e88902fb92d84def926db4be0df4fa172021-10-02T03:45:30ZengOpen JournalsBMGN: Low Countries Historical Review0165-05052211-28982010-01-011252-317920810.18352/bmgn-lchr.71197087The Dutch Empire. An Essential Part of World HistoryWim van den Doel<p>In this article, a number of aspects of the history of Dutch colonialism are linked to developments in world history. A number of themes are covered by this approach, such as the consequences of the worldwide revolutions around 1800, the Cultivation System, modern imperialism, the rise of the colonial state, nationalism and decolonisation. The aim is to show that the development of specific parts of the world was linked to major, worldwide historical processes through links that arose thanks to Dutch colonialism. I further argue that knowledge of the history of Dutch colonialism is essential to an understanding of these major, worldwide processes.</p><p> </p><p>This article is part of the special issue '<a href="/422/volume/125/issue/2-3/">The International Relevance of Dutch History</a>'.</p>https://www.bmgn-lchr.nl/articles/7119Colonialism
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title The Dutch Empire. An Essential Part of World History
title_short The Dutch Empire. An Essential Part of World History
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series BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review
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2211-2898
publishDate 2010-01-01
description <p>In this article, a number of aspects of the history of Dutch colonialism are linked to developments in world history. A number of themes are covered by this approach, such as the consequences of the worldwide revolutions around 1800, the Cultivation System, modern imperialism, the rise of the colonial state, nationalism and decolonisation. The aim is to show that the development of specific parts of the world was linked to major, worldwide historical processes through links that arose thanks to Dutch colonialism. I further argue that knowledge of the history of Dutch colonialism is essential to an understanding of these major, worldwide processes.</p><p> </p><p>This article is part of the special issue '<a href="/422/volume/125/issue/2-3/">The International Relevance of Dutch History</a>'.</p>
topic Colonialism
url https://www.bmgn-lchr.nl/articles/7119
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