TY - BOOK AU - Fasseur,Cornelis AU - Elson,R.E. AU - Kraal,Ary TI - The Politics of Colonial Exploitation: Java, The Dutch, and the Cultivation System SN - 9781501719127 AV - HC448.J4 U1 - 330.95982 23/eng PY - 2018///] CY - Ithaca, NY PB - Cornell University Press KW - Asian Studies KW - History KW - Political Science & Political History KW - HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1. Java: The Jewel In The Dutch Crown --; 2. The Cultivation System --; 3. "The Cork On Which The Netherlands Floats" --; 4. Criticism In Private --; 5. Sugar And Sugar Contracts --; 6. Criticism In Public --; 7. Years Of Continuity And Change --; 8. Colonial Profits And The Liberal Dilemma --; 9. The Cultivation System And "Free Labor" --; 10. Sugar And Scandal --; 11. Rochussen And The Sugar Contractors At Bay --; 12. The End Of The Conservative Era --; Conclusion --; Appendix 1: The Major Government Cultivations In Figures --; Appendix 2: Market Prices Of Coffee, Sugar, And Indigo Auctioned By The Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij In The Netherlands On Government Account In The Period 1840–60 --; Appendix 3: Ministers Of Colonies And Governors-General Of The Netherlands Indies, 1840–60 --; Appendix 4: The British Envoy, Lord Napier, To The Minister Of Foreign Affairs Lord Russell, The Hague, 12 December 1860 --; Abbreviations And Glossary --; Bibliography; restricted access N2 - The development of the Cultivation System from the years 1840 to 1860 is the focus of this work by the Dutch scholar Cornelis Fasseur. The author presents a general overview of Dutch po y and decision-making, and considers how these policies influenced the evolution of the Cultivation System and how the system itself altered Dutch views of governance in Java UR - https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501719127 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501719127 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501719127/original ER -