This series delves into diverse societies across time, exploring universal themes through varied cultural lenses. Each volume combines the depth of social scientific inquiry with the breadth of global coverage, examining numerous peoples and regions. The books integrate insights from economics, anthropology, and sociology. Written to be accessible and engaging, they offer a compelling perspective on human history for both students and specialists.
This examination of the Dutch East India Company grapples with the theoretical nature of empire, examines how empires exist through the movement and control of people within their realms, and proposes a new concept of diaspora, demonstrating how all empires have unique networks of free and forced migration.