Borderless Empire - Dutch Guiana in the Atlantic World, 1750-1800 - Bram Hoonhout

Borderless Empire - Dutch Guiana in the Atlantic World, 1750-1800 - Bog af Bram Hoonhout - Hardback

Explores the volatile history of Dutch Guiana, in particular the forgotten colonies of Essequibo and Demerara, to provide new perspectives on European empire building in the Atlantic world. Bram Hoonhout argues that imperial expansion was a process of improvisation at the colonial level rather than a project that was centrally orchestrated.