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Desertion in the early modern world, a comparative history, edited by Matthias van Rossum and Jeannette Kamp

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Desertion in the early modern world, a comparative history, edited by Matthias van Rossum and Jeannette Kamp

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208) and indexes

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Desertion in the early modern world

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

948735287

Responsibility statement

edited by Matthias van Rossum and Jeannette Kamp

Sub title

a comparative history

Summary

Early modern globalization was built on a highly labour intensive infrastructure. This book looks at the millions of workers who were needed to operate the ships, ports, store houses, forts and factories crucial to local and global exchange. These sailors, soldiers, craftsmen and slaves were crucial to globalization but were also confronted with the process of globalization themselves. They were often migrants who worked, directly or indirectly, for trading companies, merchants and producers that tried to discipline and control their labour force.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part I: Desertion in Global History Introduction: Leaving Work Across the World (Matthias van Rossum, International Institute of Social History and Jeannette Kamp, Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands) -- 1. Runaways: A Global History (Alessandro Stanziani, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, EHESS, Paris) -- 2. Mass Exits: Who, Why, How? Marcel van der Linden (International Institute of Social History, The Netherlands) -- Part II: Europe -- 3. Between Agency and Force: The Dynamics of Desertion in a Military Labour Market, Frankfurt am Main 1650-1800 (Jeannette Kamp) -- 4. 'The privilege of using their legs': Leaving the Dutch Army in the Eighteenth Century (Pepijn Brandon, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands) -- Part III: Atlantic and Maritime -- 5. Desertion by Sailors, Slaves and Soldiers in the Dutch Atlantic, ca. 1600-1800 (Karwan Fatah-Black, Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands) -- 6. 'Working for the Devil': Desertion in the Eurasian Empire of the VOC (Matthias van Rossum) -- Part IV: Between Worlds -- 7. Just Deserters: Runaway Slaves from the VOC Cape, ca. 1700-1800 (Kate Ekama, Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands) -- 8. From Contracts to Labour Camps? Desertion and Control in South Asia (Matthias van Rossum) -- Selected Bibliography -- Index

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