Download or read book Genesis and Nemesis of the First Dutch Colonial Empire in Asia and South Africa, 1596–1811 written by Gerrit Knaap and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-12-28 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph offers a thought-provoking thematic examination and chronological survey of the early modern Dutch overseas colonial expansion and downfall in Asia and in South Africa, among other institutional frameworks through the VOC, stressing its colonial character rather than company and trade features.