Hendrik E. Niemeijer
Batavia, Een koloniale samenleving in de 17de eeuw
Balans, 2005
440 pp. ISBN 978-905-0187-23-7
Synopsis
This book gives an overview of the colonial society of Batavia in the seventeenth century. Hendrik Niemeijer spent several years in the National Archives of Indonesia (ANRI) doing research into the archives of the Dutch East India Company. The complex social structure of a multi-cultural society with different ethnics groups, cultures and religions has been captured well in this book. The author provides historical details on the formal institutions at Batavia and their workings, as well as a lively description of everyday life in Batavia.
