This book offers insights into the transimperial networks that shaped medicine in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, highlighting the role of foreign physicians in the Dutch Empire. Lees meer
'Swiss Mercenaries in the Dutch Indies' reveals profound effects of colonialism not only on the colonies themselves, but also on the social, economic and cultural landscape of the European hinterland. Lees meer
This book traces the 5,800 Swiss Mercenaries who enlisted in the Dutch Colonial Army (KNIL) between 1848 and 1914 to fight in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia). Lees meer
Situated at the crossroads of missionary history, imperial history and colonial architecture, the contributions in this volume investigate the architectural staging and spatial implications of the worldwide expansion of Christianity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
This book emphasizes the role of socio-professional profiles, informal networks, and formal institutions in the relationship between empires. Lees meer