{"product_id":"patronage-patrimonialism-and-governors-careers-in-the-dutch-chartered-companies-1630-1681-careers-of-empire-9789004513266","title":"Patronage, Patrimonialism, and Governors’ Careers in the Dutch Chartered Companies, 1630–1681: Careers of Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did individuals advance to the highest ranks in the Dutch colonial administrations? And how, once appointed, was this rank retained? To answer these questions, this book explores the careers of Dutch colonial governors in the 17th century with a focus on two case-studies: Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, governor of Dutch Brazil (1636-1644) and Rijckloff Volckertsz van Goens, Governor-General in Batavia in the 1670s.      By comparing a Western (Atlantic, WIC) and an Eastern (Asian, VOC) example, this book shows how networks sustaining career-making differed in the various parts of the empire: the West India Company was much more involved in domestic political debates, and this led to a closer integration of political patronage networks, while the East India Company was better able to follow an independent course. The book shows that to understand the inner workings of the Dutch India companies, we need to understand the lives of those who turned the empire into their career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Series Editor’s Preface  Acknowledgements  List of Figures and Tables  Abbreviations    Introduction: Agents of Empire and the Limits of Imperial Agency   1\tThe Chartered Companies   2\tFamily and Friends: Politics, Patrimonialism and Patronage    2.1\tInstitutions and Interest Aggregation    2.2\tFactions, Families and Friendship    2.3\tPatronage and Clientage   3\tGovernors and the Companies   4\tJohan Maurits Van Nassau-Siegen and Rijckloff Volckertsz. Van Goens   5\tConnecting Careers, Constructing Empire    1 Companies, Councils, and Careers   1\tUrban Politics: Parties, Factions, and Family Networks   2\tThe Provinces: Building Blocks of the Federal State   3\tThe Generality    3.1\tThe Stadholders   4\tSecurity at Sea: Admiralties, Directorates and Corporations   5\tChartering the Companies   6\tOrganizing the Companies    6.1\tDirectors and Investors    6.2\tCentral Management: XVII and XIX   7\tConclusion    2 Appointing a Stadholder for Brazil September 1634 – September 1636   1\tCompany Government in Brazil, 1630–1636   2\tJohan Maurits Van Nassau-Siegen: A German Nobleman in the Dutch Army   3\tAppointing Johan Maurits: The Dutch Side   4\tCommanders, Directors, and Governors-General   5\tConclusion    3 Becoming “The Brazilian:” Johan Maurits in Brazil, 1636–1640   1\tEstablishing a Nobleman’s Court in the New World   2\tCommanding the Army of Brazil    2.1\tOperations: From Porto Calvo to Bahia, 1637–1638    2.2\tForce Size and Logistics   3\tThe Arciszewski Case    3.1\tThe Conflict in Brazil    3.2\tThe Aftermath of the Conflict in the Netherlands   4\tGovernance, Trade, Taxation and Religion   5\tConclusion    4 Dismissing a Governor-General: Conflicts between the XIX and Johan Maurits, 1640–1644   1\tCompany and State in the Netherlands: Between Business and Politics   2\tPoints of Contention    2.1\tClaims of Corruption    2.2\tKarel Tolner’s Mission   3\tAngola and Chile: Increasing the Sway of the South Atlantic Empire    3.1\tAfrican Embassies    3.2\tThe Chile Expedition   4\tEnough is Enough: Dismissal of Johan Maurits, and his Attempts to Stay, 1642–1644    4.1\tPetitions from Brazil   5\tSetting Sail    Interlude: Imperial Transitions    5 Rising through the Ranks, 1629–1655   1\tA Career in Fast-Forward   2\tAn Orphan in the Company’s Care, 1629–1633   3\tCoromandel and Batavia, Forging Crucial Links   4\tThe Importance of Marrying up: Marriage as a Career-Making Tool   5\tThe Old Boys’ Network: Sweers, Van Vliet, Coyett and Caron   6\tDiplomatic Missions and Military Command: Career Selling Points?   7\tCareer Consolidation in the Republic    6 Fighting for Ceylon   1\tPersuading the Directors: Van Goens in the Republic, 1655–1656   2\tUndermining Van der Meijden   3\tAdministration, Policy, and Personnel    3.1\tFortifications, Diplomacy, Colonization and Trade    3.2\tPrivate Communications and the Role of Ceylon as an Entrepot   4\tPatron-in-chief: Van Goens’ Familial and Patronage Networks, 1662–1670   5\tConclusion    7 Conflict in the Council, 1670–1680   1\tInformation Control and Company Policymaking   2\tFighting over Policy: Amsterdam, Batavia, Colombo    2.1\tThe Emperor Strikes Back – August 1670   3\tA Breakdown of Reciprocity: Van Goens, Van Reede and the Malabar Command   4\tA Year of Disasters and beyond, 1672–1679    4.1\tSuperintendency and Succession    4.2\tCriticism from Ceylon   5\tBatavia: Director-general and Governor-General, 1676–1681    5.1\tA Letter to Valckenier: Gossip from the Council   6\tThe Sins of the Father: The Sons of Van Goens in the VOC    Conclusion: Forging Careers, Sustaining or Subverting Empire?   1\tCareer Beginnings   2\tMid-Career: Tenure in Brazil and Ceylon    2.1\tThe Companies Compared   3\tCareer End and Recollection   4\tMaking a Career of Empire   5\tPrincipals and Agents    Manuscript Sources  Secondary Literature and Published Sources  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210842530135,"sku":"9789004513266","price":105.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/patronage-patrimonialism-and-governors-careers-in-the-dutch-chartered-companies-1630-1681-careers-of-empire-9789004513266","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}