Dutch contexts of Cape burgher protests
This article seeks to emphasise the notion that the Cape settlement of the VOC period needs to be studied within the context of the Dutch world and not in isolation. In recent research, empires are seen more as a collection of nodes than structures of a centre with peripheries. Each node can be part of several networks, which contribute to the shaping of that node. When applied to the Cape settlement this concept makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of Cape society and its residents. The Cape was a complex society in which several different groups lived together. Each of these ex... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2015 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Contree, Vol 73, Iss 0 (2015) |
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Schlagwörter: | cape colony / eighteenth century / voc / burghers / dutch republic / dutch seaborne empire / networks / dutch identity / town planning / dutch reformed church / cape patriots / Auxiliary sciences of history / C |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26627079 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.4102/nc.v73i0.166 |