{"product_id":"dynastic-colonialism-9780367875022","title":"Dynastic Colonialism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDynastic Colonialism\u003c\/em\u003e analyses how women and men employed objects in particular places across the world during the early modern period in order to achieve the remarkable expansion of the House of Orange-Nassau. Susan Broomhall and Jacqueline Van Gent explore how the House emerged as a leading force during a period in which the Dutch accrued one of the greatest seaborne empires. Using the concept of dynastic colonialism, they explore strategic behaviours undertaken on behalf of the House of Orange-Nassau, through material culture in a variety of sites of interpretation from palaces and gardens to prints and teapots, in Europe and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing over 140 carefully selected images, the authors consider a wide range of visual, material and textual sources including portraits, glassware, tiles, letters, architecture and global spaces in order to rethink dynastic power and identity in gendered terms. Through the House of Orange-Nassau, Broomhall and Van Gent demonstra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dynastic Colonialism is a richly detailed book that offers a refreshing take on colonial expansion in the pre-industrial age. Well-presented and lucidly written, it offers an important contribution to this major field in early modern history.\"\u003cbr\u003eDanielle van den Heuvel, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Kent, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Figures Notes on Naming Acknowledgements\u003c\/em\u003e Introduction \u003cb\u003eSection 1: Claiming Spaces \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 1: Propagating the Orange: Gender, material culture and the early modern trajectory of the House of Orange-Nassau Chapter 2: Planting the Orange: The expansion of the House of Orange-Nassau across Europe Chapter 3: Trading Places: Orange-Nassau involvement in the Dutch colonial expansion \u003cb\u003eSection 2: Materialising Power \u003c\/b\u003eChapter 4: Object Orange: Material culture in the rise of the House of Orange-Nassau Chapter 5: Collecting the world: Orange-Nassau global power on display in Europe Conclusion \u003cem\u003eBibliography\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018085892439,"sku":"9780367875022","price":41.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367875022.jpg?v=1750775586","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dynastic-colonialism-9780367875022","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}