Kees Boterbloem

The Dirty Secret of Early Modern Capitalism (eBook, PDF)

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

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows how the Dutch accumulation of great wealth was closely linked to their involvement in warfare. By charting Dutch activity across the globe, it explores Dutch participation in the international arms trade, and in wars both at home and abroad. In doing so, it ponders the issue of how capitalism has often historically thrived best when its practitioners are ruthless and ignore the human cost of their search for riches. This complicates the traditional Marxist understanding of capitalists as middle-class exploiters in arguing for a much greater agency among lower-class Dutch soldiers and sailors in their efforts to benefit from skills that were in high demand.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000026504
• Artikelnr.: 57922624

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