Kees Boterbloem

The Dirty Secret of Early Modern Capitalism

The Global Reach of the Dutch Arms Trade, Warfare and Mercenaries in the Seventeenth Century

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Produktbeschreibung

This study investigates a less-than-wholesome chapter in capitalism's early manifestation in the Dutch Republic and its seventeenth-century global economic entanglements in the arms trade and mercenary warfare, showing how the Dutch accumulation of great wealth was closely linked to their involvement in warfare at home and far abroad.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Research in Early Modern History
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 153mm x 226mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781032087030
• ISBN-10: 103208703X
• Artikelnr.: 62152549

Autorenporträt

Kees Boterbloem is full professor in the Department of History at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. War in the Low Countries
1566-1713: Beginnings
Victories
Glory 2. The Early Modern Dutch and War
Part 1: Economy
Society and Culture 3. The Early Modern Dutch and War
Part 2: Morale 4. Sailors
Soldiers and Arms Abroad
Part 1: Empire 5. Sailors
Soldiers and Arms Abroad
Part 2: Beyond Europe 6. Dutch Activity in Scandinavia 7. Dutch Activity in Russia
Part 1: Trade and Technology 8. Dutch Activity in Russia
Part 2: Merchants and Mercenaries Conclusion