Het sultanaat Banten kende na de stichting in de zestiende eeuw een turbulente geschiedenis die zich liet kenmerken door interne conflicten binnen de bovenlaag van de Bantense bevolking in een...Show moreHet sultanaat Banten kende na de stichting in de zestiende eeuw een turbulente geschiedenis die zich liet kenmerken door interne conflicten binnen de bovenlaag van de Bantense bevolking in een periode voordat de VOC een grote rol kreeg in Zuidoost-Azië. Deze scriptie gaat op zoek naar de oorzaak achter de interne conflicten en hierbij zet de spelers in Banten en hun motivaties uiteen. De Bantense conflicten uitten zich langs de lijnen van steeds terugkomende tegenstellingen tussen de havenstad en deShow less
This thesis examines Dutch knowledge and representations of early modern Barbary and its peoples, through analyses of ethnographic descriptions, newspapers and captivity narratives. On the basis of...Show moreThis thesis examines Dutch knowledge and representations of early modern Barbary and its peoples, through analyses of ethnographic descriptions, newspapers and captivity narratives. On the basis of the first two bodies of texts, it argues that detailed and specific information on Barbary was available to a relatively large audience. Captivity narratives, on the other hand, reveal that this information was not necessarily picked up by the Dutch public, as the words their authors used to designate North African polities and peoples were rather abstract, and more closely resembled stereotypes projected upon Barbary.Show less
The Vindiciae contra tyrannos by Stephanus Brutus Junius and the Apologie by William of Orange are two works of resistance theory written in the late sixteenth century. The works are among the most...Show moreThe Vindiciae contra tyrannos by Stephanus Brutus Junius and the Apologie by William of Orange are two works of resistance theory written in the late sixteenth century. The works are among the most important publications in the French Civil Wars and the Dutch Revolt respectively. The Vindiciae was published first and several historians have argued that it has influenced the Apologie. Both documents justify resistance against tyrants but their similarities remain limited. They argue that the people as a whole are superior to the king but it are magistrates of the kings who have the duty to offer active resistance to a tyrant. The works are different in how they formulate their resistance. The Vindiciae is a prescriptive document which offers a theory of resistance that is mouldable to different situations. The Apologie, on the other hand, is a descriptive document. It justifies the resistance that has already taken place and therefore adapts to the situation at hand. The Apologie features a more radical justification. The former appeals to a much wider audience and tries to reach both Catholics and Calvinists. The Apologie focusses on a narrower audience and – as a result – antagonises many other groups. The influence of the Vindiciae on the Apologie is – therefore – more limited than historians have argued.Show less
