Hugo Grotius, the Portuguese and free trade in the East Indies
By: Peter Borschberg
Publisher: NUS Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 482
ISBN-13: 9789971695194; 9789971694678
Subjects: Prize law; Freedom of the seas; International law; International relations; History; Portuguese; Commerce; Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-405) and index.
Table of contents: title: General introduction; title: Hugo Grotius, the "oracle of Delft" : the man, VOC lobbyist, politician and diplomat --; title: Grotius, Johor and trade in the East Indies --; title: "Free trade" and unimpeded access to Emporia in the East Indies : rereading Mare liberum (1609) --; title: How Grotius acquired a working knowledge of the East Indies ---- General conclusion.