Title: Encounters on the opposite coast
Description: "In Encounters of the Opposite Coast, Markus Vink provides a narrative of the first half century of cross-cultural interaction between the Dutch East India Company (VOC), one of the great northern European chartered companies, and Madurai, one of the 'great southern Nayakas' and successor-states of the Vijayanagara empire, in southeast India (c. 1645-1690). A shared interest in trade and at times converging political objectives formed the unstable foundations for a complex relationship fraught with tensions, a mixture of conflict and coexistence typical of the 'age of contained conflict.'  Drawing extensively on archival materials, Markus Vink covers a topic neglected by both Company historians and their Indian counterparts and sheds important light on a 'black hole in South Indian history'"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Commerce, Acculturation, Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, Relations, Culture conflict, History, Nederlandsche oost-indische compagnie, India, commerce, Netherlands, commerce
Places: Madurai (India : District), Netherlands, India, Madurai (District)
Time periods: 17th century