Monographie

The dirty secret of early modern capitalism : the global reach of the Dutch arms trade, warfare and mercenaries in the seventeenth century / Kees Boterbloem

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Type de support
  • Volume
Titre(s)
  • The dirty secret of early modern capitalism : the global reach of the Dutch arms trade, warfare and mercenaries in the seventeenth century / Kees Boterbloem
Auteur(s)
Publication
  • New York London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020
Description matérielle
  • 1 vol. (XVII-244 p.) : couv. ill. en coul. ; 24 cm
Collection
  • Routledge research in early modern history
ISBN
  • 978-1-138-69288-6
  • 1-138-69288-3
EAN
  • 9781138692886 rel.
Appartient à la collection
  • Routledge research in Early Modern History
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 382.409 492
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliogr. et notes bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Index
Résumé ou extrait
  • "This book shows how the Dutch accumulation of great wealth was closely linked to their involvement in warfare. By charting Dutch activity across the globe, it explores Dutch participation in the international arms trade, and in wars both at home and abroad. In doing so, it ponders the issue of how capitalism has often historically thrived best when its practitioners are ruthless and ignore the human cost of their search for riches. This complicates the traditional Marxist understanding of capitalists as middle-class exploiters in arguing for a much greater agency among lower-class Dutch soldiers and sailors in their efforts to benefit from skills that were in high demand"
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