{"product_id":"amboina-1623-9780231175128","title":"Amboina 1623","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1623, Dutch authorities executed twenty-one alleged conspirators over a plot to seize a castle on a remote set of islands in what is now eastern Indonesia. In this landmark study, Adam Clulow presents a new perspective on the Amboina case that aims to move beyond the debate over guilt or innocence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClulow won a number of prizes for his first book. He likely will do so again with his second...\u003ci\u003eAmboina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e1623\u003c\/i\u003e deserves the widest possible readership. The story is compelling. So, too, is Clulow's argument about the corrosive effect of fears and anxieties on colonial officials without enough back-up and effectively marooned 'on the edge of Empire\u003ci\u003e.'\u003c\/i\u003e * Journal of Asian Studies *\u003cbr\u003eAmbon is one small island in a vast world, and 1623 is just a single year in millennia of history, but this book resonates widely and deeply, an exemplary work of global history. * Journal of World History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmboina, 1623: Fear and Conspiracy on the Edge of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-written, even intriguing text and should be read both for its clarifying and source-critical treatment of the actual—and long-obscured—events and the fascinating historiographical implications. * American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003eIn this scintillating and deeply researched study, Adam Clulow presents us with a balanced, nuanced, and convincing account of the Amboina affair, its background and its aftershocks...one of the most important books in English on early Dutch imperialism, and a rare good read as well. * Sixteenth Century Journal *\u003cbr\u003eIn a gripping story about fear and loathing in Amboina, Adam Clulow probes a pivotal event in world history to offer fresh insights about the entanglements of European empires in Asia. Meticulously researched and engagingly told, \u003ci\u003eAmboina, 1623\u003c\/i\u003e is that rarest of rare things: a scholarly tour de force that is also a page-turner. -- Lauren Benton, Vanderbilt University\u003cbr\u003eA true model of globally minded historical scholarship, Clulow’s brilliant new study combines insights derived from his cutting-edge work in the digital humanities with the best traditions of archival research and interpretation. Carefully exploring the Asian context in which the dramatic events of the Amboina trial unfolded, he offers a stunning portrait of the violence, ambition, and anxiety at the heart of European empire. -- Daniel Botsman, Yale University\u003cbr\u003eAlthough one hesitates to use the word ‘definitive’ in connection with the Amboina massacre, which has caused fierce controversy until the present day, Clulow’s analysis of the voluminous documentation generated by the Dutch and English East India Companies is incisive, balanced, and utterly convincing. -- Martine Julia van Ittersum, author of \u003ci\u003eProfit and Principle: Hugo Grotius, Natural Rights Theories and the Rise of Dutch Power in the East Indies, 1595–1615\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis scintillating and deeply researched study... is the best and most thorough treatment of Amboina to date. * Sixteenth Century Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eNote to the Reader\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eMaps of Southeast Asia, Amboina, and the Banda Islands\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Company and the Colony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. Amboina in 1623\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. With Treaty or With Violence\u003cbr\u003e2. We Cannot Exist Well Without Slaves\u003cbr\u003e3. Dangerous and Difficult to Govern\u003cbr\u003e4. The English Serpent\u003cbr\u003e5. The Trial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Remaking a Conspiracy Trial\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. The War of the Witnesses\u003cbr\u003e7. Compensation and Calamity\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: The Fearful Empire\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864256065879,"sku":"9780231175128","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231175128.jpg?v=1722271096","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/amboina-1623-9780231175128","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}