Lobbying in Company Economic Interests and Political Decision Making in the History of Dutch Brazil, 1621-1656.

Lobbying in Company Economic Interests and Political Decision Making in the History of Dutch Brazil, 1621-1656.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: van den Tol, Joris
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : BRILL, 2020.
Series:The Atlantic World Ser.
Subjects:
West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands)
1600-1699
Lobbying > Netherlands > History > 17the century.
Lobbying > Brazil > History > 17the century.
Lobbying
Brazil
Netherlands
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Half Title
  • Series Information
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Figures, Graphs and Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Lobbying for the Creation of the wic
  • 1 The Dutch Republic
  • 1.1 The Cities
  • 1.2 Provincial States
  • 1.3 States General
  • 1.4 The Stadtholders
  • 1.5 Conflicting Powers
  • 2 The West India Company
  • 2.1 Willem Usselincx
  • 2.2 The Layout of the wic
  • 3 Brazil
  • 4 Conclusion
  • Chapter 2 Lobbying in Brazil
  • 1 1624/1630-1636: Ad Hoc Solutions
  • 2 1637-1646: Consolidation and a Prince in the Tropics
  • 2.1 The Diet as a Colonial Tool
  • 2.2 The Brazilian Diet of 1640
  • 2.3 The 81 Petitions of August 1640
  • 2.4 Petitions for Regulations
  • 3 Religious Affairs
  • 3.1 The Power of the Church
  • 4 Slavery
  • 4.1 Access to Institutions for Non-Europeans
  • 5 The Possible Consequence of Top-Down Decision Making
  • 5.1 Johan Maurits' Reaction
  • 5.2 The Reactions from the Council of Justice and the Ministers
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Chapter 3 Trading Regulations or Free Trade
  • 1 The Opening Moves
  • 2 Selecting the Playing Field
  • 3 Making It Count
  • 4 Making It Count Even More
  • 5 The Role of the Amsterdam City Council
  • 6 Delaying a Decision
  • 7 Lobbying to and from the Colony
  • 8 Conclusion
  • Chapter 4 Petitioning the Public Sphere
  • 1 What Is the Public Sphere?
  • 2 The Dutch Public Sphere
  • 2.1 Pamphlets and Dutch Brazil
  • 3 Petitions and Public Opinion
  • 3.1 Printed Petitions
  • 4 Multiple Signatures on Petitions
  • 4.1 Group Petitions to the States General
  • 5 Managing Information of the Revolt in Brazil
  • 6 Petitioning the Public Sphere on Brazil
  • 7 Petitioning the Public Sphere on the Atlantic
  • 7.1 Other Forms of Signatures
  • 8 Conclusion
  • Chapter 5 Personal Connections and Direct Lobbying
  • 1 Personal Connections and Societal Capital
  • 2 Appointing a New High Government in Brazil
  • 3 Background Issues
  • 3.1 Peace Negotiations in Münster
  • 3.2 A Frisian Chamber in the wic
  • 4 Information Control
  • 5 Personal Relations
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Chapter 6 The Last Hope, 1652-1654
  • 1 The Second Battle of Guararapes
  • 2 Why Was Brazil Lost?
  • 3 The Delegates from Brazil
  • 4 Requesting a Resolution from the States General
  • 5 A Delegation to Friesland
  • 5.1 The Report from the Friesland Commission
  • 6 Accelerating the Admiralties
  • 7 Seizing Momentum
  • 8 Planning for the Future
  • 9 It Is All about the Money
  • 9.1 It Is about the People
  • 10 The Loss of Brazil
  • 11 Conclusion
  • Chapter 7 Lobbying for Money in the Aftermath of Dutch Brazil
  • 1 Return to the Republic
  • 2 Claiming Wages
  • 3 Travel Pennies
  • 4 Shared Features
  • 5 The Printed Petition from the Army
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Chapter 8 Making the Company Work
  • Appendix
  • Free Trade Exports from Brazil in 1637
  • Manuscript Sources
  • Nationaal Archief, Den Haag (NL-HaNA)
  • Beden Generaliteit-1.01.01.03

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