What is it about?
This is an encyclopedia article on the Dutch East Indies from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
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Why is it important?
This provides a useful overview of developments with a focus on empire building.
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This account includes the VOC period (1602-1795), and does not just focus on the 19th and 20th centuries.
Dr Peter Borschberg
National University of Singapore
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This page is a summary of: Dutch Empire: 4. East Indies, January 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/9781118455074.wbeoe276.
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