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Foreword

Dutch Ships in Tropical Waters, 2010, p.9

2010 R. Parthesius ;2010 Amsterdam University Press ;ISBN: 9789053565179 ;ISBN: 9053565175 ;EISBN: 9789048501236 ;EISBN: 9048501237

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  • Title:
    Foreword
  • Author: Robert Parthesius
  • Subjects: Anthropology ; Asians ; Ethnic groups ; Ethnology ; Social sciences
  • Is Part Of: Dutch Ships in Tropical Waters, 2010, p.9
  • Description: ‘How to create a monster and how to get it back in its cage’ seems to be an appropriate motto for this research project of mine. Not because the research and the work itself turned out to be monstrous but because my own ambitions and the ensuing consequences went out of hand. What started with the idea of reconstructing the shipping history of some VOC ships in the 17th century gradually evolved into a systematic study on the whole VOC fleet and their shipping activities in Asia until 1660. I had initially hoped for my research to just shed light
  • Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 9789053565179
    ISBN: 9053565175
    EISBN: 9789048501236
    EISBN: 9048501237
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
    DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books
    JSTOR eBooks: Open Access

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