Lords of the land, lords of the sea; Conflict and adaptation in early colonial Timor, 1600-1800
European traders and soldiers established a foothold on Timor in the course of the seventeenth century, motivated by the quest for the commercially vital sandalwood and the intense competition between the Dutch and the Portuguese. Lords of the land, lords of the sea focuses on two centuries of conta...
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Leiden - Boston
Brill
2012
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