The Social World of Batavia Europeans and Eurasians in Colonial Indonesia |
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| Author:
| Taylor, Jean Gelman |
| Series title: | New Perspectives in SE Asian Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-299-23213-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $33.90 |
Book Description:
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In the seventeenth century, the Dutch established a trading base at the Indonesian site of Jacarta. What began as a minor colonial outpost under the name Batavia would become, over the next three centuries, the flourishing economic and political nucleus of the Dutch Asian Empire. In this pioneering study, Jean Gelman Taylor offers a comprehensive analysis of Batavia's extraordinary social world--its marriage patterns, religious and social organizations, economic interests, and sexual roles.
In the seventeenth century, the Dutch established a trading base at the Indonesian site of Jacarta. What began as a minor colonial outpost under the name Batavia would become, over the next three centuries, the flourishing economic and political nucleus of the Dutch Asian Empire. In this pioneering study, Jean Gelman Taylor offers a comprehensive analysis of Batavia's extraordinary social world--its marriage patterns, religious and social organizations, economic interests, and sexual roles.