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Inventing the English massacre : Amboyna in history and memory, Alison Games
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- Summary
- Massacres - the mass slaughter of people - might seem as old as time, but the word itself is not. It worked its way into the English language in the late 16th century, and came to signify a specific type of death, one characterised by cruelty, intimacy, and treachery. How that happened is the story of yet another place, Amboyna, an island in the Indonesian archipelago where English and Dutch merchants fought over the spice trade. There a conspiracy trial featuring English, Japanese, and Indo-Portuguese plotters took place in 1623 and led to the beheading of more than a dozen men in a public execution. Inventing the English Massacre shows how the English East India Company transformed that conspiracy into a massacre through printed works which ensured the story's tenacity over four centuries
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (312 pages)
- Isbn
- 9780197507766
- Label
- Inventing the English massacre : Amboyna in history and memory
- Title
- Inventing the English massacre
- Title remainder
- Amboyna in history and memory
- Statement of responsibility
- Alison Games
- Title variation
- Amboyna in history and memory
- Subject
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- Dutch -- Indonesia
- East India Company -- History -- 17th century
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Netherlands
- Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie -- History -- 17th century
- Netherlands -- Colonies -- Asia
- Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- Ambon Island (Indonesia) -- History
- Amboyna massacre, 1623
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Massacres - the mass slaughter of people - might seem as old as time, but the word itself is not. It worked its way into the English language in the late 16th century, and came to signify a specific type of death, one characterised by cruelty, intimacy, and treachery. How that happened is the story of yet another place, Amboyna, an island in the Indonesian archipelago where English and Dutch merchants fought over the spice trade. There a conspiracy trial featuring English, Japanese, and Indo-Portuguese plotters took place in 1623 and led to the beheading of more than a dozen men in a public execution. Inventing the English Massacre shows how the English East India Company transformed that conspiracy into a massacre through printed works which ensured the story's tenacity over four centuries
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1963-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Games, Alison
- Dewey number
- 959.852
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS642
- LC item number
- .G36 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Oxford scholarship online
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Amboyna massacre, 1623
- Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie
- East India Company
- Ambon Island (Indonesia)
- Dutch
- Netherlands
- Netherlands
- Great Britain
- Label
- Inventing the English massacre : Amboyna in history and memory, Alison Games
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- EDZ0002217482
- Extent
- 1 online resource (312 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780197507766
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Inventing the English massacre : Amboyna in history and memory, Alison Games
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- EDZ0002217482
- Extent
- 1 online resource (312 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780197507766
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white).
- Specific material designation
- remote
Subject
- Dutch -- Indonesia
- East India Company -- History -- 17th century
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Netherlands
- Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie -- History -- 17th century
- Netherlands -- Colonies -- Asia
- Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- Ambon Island (Indonesia) -- History
- Amboyna massacre, 1623
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- Online access with subscription: University Press scholarship online (Oxford scholarship online)
- Oxford scholarship online
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