This thesis investigates the records of the Dutch Factory in Japan (NFJ) of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to determine the stability of information that was produced and processed by VOC...Show moreThis thesis investigates the records of the Dutch Factory in Japan (NFJ) of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to determine the stability of information that was produced and processed by VOC servants in the early eighteenth century. To accomplish this, the information on a single event was compared using several different VOC genres that played a key role in transferring the news from Japan via Batavia to the Dutch Republic. It led to a surprising result. Rather than undergoing significant changes, the contents initially recorded by servants remained consistent when copied into new VOC genre documents.Show less
I believe the importance of Japanese mercenaries and recruited civilians for the VOC cannot be forgotten in the debate about the establishment of Dutch power in the Indonesian Archipelago....Show moreI believe the importance of Japanese mercenaries and recruited civilians for the VOC cannot be forgotten in the debate about the establishment of Dutch power in the Indonesian Archipelago. Certainly not in the 21st century, in which we question issues like colonialism and imperialism. My main question will be: ‘What difference did the Japanese mercenaries and recruited Japanese civilians make to the VOC during their establishment of power in the Indonesian Archipelago between 1609-1641?’Show less
Japan ging een tijdperk van chaos in tijdens 1853, waarbij de eeuwenoude relatie met Nederland ook veranderde. Wat was de rol van het opperhoofd in Japan - Jan Hendrik Donker Curtius - in dit proces?
In 1864 namen Nederlandse, Britse, Franse en Amerikaanse marineschepen deel uit van de Slag bij Shimonoseki(Japan). Door dit gevecht wisten zij de havens van Japan te heropenen voor buitenlandse...Show moreIn 1864 namen Nederlandse, Britse, Franse en Amerikaanse marineschepen deel uit van de Slag bij Shimonoseki(Japan). Door dit gevecht wisten zij de havens van Japan te heropenen voor buitenlandse schepen. In dit onderzoek is gebleken dat deze slag een vorm van economisch imperialisme was.Show less
