Lords of the land, lords of the sea; Conflict and adaptation in early colonial Timor, 1600-1800

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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Main Author: Hägerdal, Hans (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Leiden - Boston Brill 2012
Series:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 273
Subjects:
Humanities
economic history
colonial politics
timor
colonial history
political history
indonesia
social history
Dutch East India Company
Kupang
Lifau
Netherlands
Portuguese people
Sonbai
Topasses
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