Patronage, Patrimonialism, and Governors' Careers in the Dutch Chartered Companies, 1630–1681 : Careers of Empire (European Expansion and Indigenous Response)

This book explores the careers of Dutch colonial governors in the 17th century with a focus on two case-studies: Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen, governor of Dutch Brazil (1636-1644) and Rijckloff Volckertsz van Goens, Governor-General in Batavia in the 1670s.