Monday, January 04, 2010

DOCUMENTS on ASIAN SLAVE TRADE: Dutch East India Company and Malay slaves


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

From Wiki:

Dutch East India Company Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie

aka Vergaan Onder Corruptie
(Perished By Corruption)

• Established 1602 - granted a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia

• Possess quasi-governmental powers, including ability to wage war, negotiate treaties, coin money, and establish colonies. Methods used to maintain monopoly included violent suppression of native population, extortion and mass murder – apart from burning spice trees to force the growing of other crops than nutmeg and cloves – controlling Madura, Amboyna, Maluku, Banda, Batavia

• Became the richest private company the world had ever seen.

Total Capitalisation : MORE THAN 10X British East India Company

Wintermute said...

Anyone interested in the Slave Trade should read "Holy Warriors:Islam and the Demise of Classical Civilization" by JJ O'Neill.

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