Beyond Empires explores the complexity of empire building from the point of view of self-organized networks, rather than from the point of view of the central s

The question of the impact of slavery has gained new importance in debates on the history of economic development, capitalism and inequality. This edited volume

This book surveys the role of Amsterdam’s Sephardic merchants in the westward expansion of sugar production and trade in the seventeenth-century Atlantic. It

Pre-modern long-distance trade was fraught with risks which often created conflicts of interest. The ensuing disputes and the ways the actors involved dealt wit

Borderless Empire explores the volatile history of Dutch Guiana, in particular the forgotten colonies of Essequibo and Demerara, to provide new perspectives on