Shaping a Dutch East Indies : François Valentyn's VOC empire /  by Siegfried Huigen.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-354) and index.

Preliminary Material / Siegfried Huigen -- Copyright Page / Siegfried Huigen -- Preface and Acknowledgements / Siegfried Huigen -- Abbreviations / Siegfried Huigen -- Introduction / Siegfried Huigen -- Chapter 1 Describing Imperial Space / Siegfried Huigen -- Chapter 2 Lobbying for a Bible Translation in 'Low' Malay / Siegfried Huigen -- Chapter 3 The Valentyn Case / Siegfried Huigen -- Chapter 4 Natural History for liefhebbers in Valentyn's Description of Animals from Amboina / Siegfried Huigen -- Chapter 5 'Dutch Power in Those Territories' / Siegfried Huigen -- Chapter 6 Antiquarian Ambonese / Siegfried Huigen -- Chapter 7 'This Business of Our Nation' / Siegfried Huigen -- Chapter 8 'Waste Land' into 'Earthly Paradise' / Siegfried Huigen -- Chapter 9 A Paper Empire / Siegfried Huigen -- Conclusion / Siegfried Huigen -- Appendix / Siegfried Huigen -- References / Siegfried Huigen -- Index / Siegfried Huigen.

"In 1724-1726, the Dutch clergyman François Valentyn published a 5,000-page account of the Dutch East India Company's empire. It was the first and, for a long time, the only survey of the Dutch establishments in Asia and South Africa. Shaping a Dutch East Indies analyses how Valentyn composed this work and how it largely determined the Dutch perspective on the colonies in Asia until the 1850s. It seeks to highlight both the great diversity of knowledge gathered in Valentyn's book and its geographical spread, from the Cape of Good Hope to Japan, with a focus on the Indonesian archipelago. Huigen's book is the first in-depth study of Valentyn's work, which is a foundational text in the history of Dutch colonialism"-- Provided by publisher.

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