Swiss mercenaries in the Dutch East Indies: a transimperial history of military labour, 1848-1914

Between 1848 and 1914 around 5,800 Swiss Mercenaries enlisted in the Dutch Colonial Army (KNIL) to fight in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia). Following the traces of these mercenaries beyond the confines of the Dutch Empire, this book elucidates the complexities of the nineteenth-centur...

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1. Verfasser: Krauer, Philipp 1987- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Leiden, Netherlands] Leiden University Press [2024]
Schriftenreihe:Global connections : routes and roots
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Zusammenfassung:Between 1848 and 1914 around 5,800 Swiss Mercenaries enlisted in the Dutch Colonial Army (KNIL) to fight in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia). Following the traces of these mercenaries beyond the confines of the Dutch Empire, this book elucidates the complexities of the nineteenth-century military labour markets and provides an intricate examination of the mercenaries' socio-cultural backgrounds, their motives, and their engagement with local communities and authorities. In doing so, it reveals the profound effects of colonialism not only on the colonies themselves, but also on the social, economic and cultural landscape of the European hinterland
Beschreibung:"The open access edition was made possible by a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) for the promotion of scientific research."
Beschreibung:236 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9789087284510
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