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

by Albert Schrauwers

In the nineteenth century, the Netherlands and its colonial holdings in Java were the sites of dramatically increased industrialization. Led by a group of "merchant kings" 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800730500
• ISBN13: 9781800730502
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"