De bagage van Blomhoff en Van Breugel
Subtitle: Japan, Java, Tripoli en Suriname in de negentiende-eeuwse Nederlandse cultuur van het imperialisme
By: Susan Legêne.
Publisher: Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: dut
Number of pages: 468
Subjects: Imperialism.; Netherlands -- Colonies -- History.; Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- 1830-1898.
Description: "Well-written, but unconvincing dissertation on incorporation of ideas about non-Western cultures in The Netherlands in 19th century. Based on experiences and material legacies of the related Blomhoff and Van Breugel families in Suriname, North Africa, and Asia. Part of the book is devoted to Gaspar van Breugel, an absentee plantation owner who has written extensively about Suriname and (abolition of) slavery"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 454-461) and index.