From "Grand Design" to Bankruptcy : The Rise and Fall of the WIC, 1621-1674 -- Establishing Alliances : Dutch Overseas Expansion and Indigenous Peoples in the Atlantic World, 1590-1623 -- An Effective but Fragile Alliance : Brasilianen, Tapuyas, and the Dutch-Portuguese Struggle for Brazil, 1624-1656 -- Deferring Imperial Dreams : WIC Alliances with Indigenous Rulers in Angola and Kongo, 1625-1648 -- Cooperation and Conflict : Dutch-Indigenous Relations in New Netherland, 1624-1664 -- "The Disloyalty of the Inhabitants" : WIC Alliances with African Kingdoms on the Gold Coast, 1624-1674 -- Glossary of Non-English Terms
Summary
Based on Dutch archival records and primary and secondary sources in multiple languages, this study integrates indigenous peoples more fully in the Dutch Atlantic by examining Dutch-indigenous alliances in Brazil, the Gold Coast, West Central Africa, and New Netherland
