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From 1795 through 1800, a series of revolts rocked Curacao, a small but strategically located Dutch colony just off the South American continent. A combination of internal and external factors produced these uprisings, in which free and enslaved islanders particiapted with various objectives. A major slave revolt in August 1795 was the opening salvo for these tumultuous five years. While this revolt is a well-known episode in Curacao an history, its wider Caribbean and Atlantic context is much less known. Also lacking are studies sketching a clear picture of the turbulent five years that...

This title is available online in Open Access . Originally published with ISBN 978-90-67-18380-2 From 1795 through 1800, a series of revolts rocked Curacao, a small but strategically located Dutch colony just off the South American continent. A combination of internal and external factors produced these uprisings, in which free and enslaved islanders particiapted with various objectives. A major slave revolt in August 1795 was the opening salvo for these tumultuous five years. While this revolt is a well-known episode in Curacao an history, its wider Caribbean and Atlantic context is...

De wereldgeschiedenis wordt wel beschreven als een lange aaneenschakeling van gewelddadigheden. Bezien vanuit deze eenzijdige invalshoek vormt de Nederlandse koloniale geschiedenis bepaald geen uitzondering. Onthutst verhaalden de eerste ontdekkingsreizigers en kolonisten over de gewelddadige gewoontes die zij aantroffen in wat spoedig Nederlandse bezittingen zouden zijn. Om die kolonisatie mogelijk te maken en vervolgens hun macht blijvend te vestigen, namen zij vervolgens hun toevlucht tot 'legitiem geweld'dat niet zelden neerkwam op brute onderdrukking. In een dertigtal fragmenten geeft...