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European Mercenaries in the Dutch Empire. A Connected History of Continental Europe and Colonial Indonesia, c. 1800—1900

Descrizione del progetto

Uno sguardo più attento all’esercito coloniale olandese

Nel corso della storia, i Paesi Bassi hanno dipeso da risorse e manodopera non europee per costruire e gestire il loro vasto impero insulare nel Sud-est asiatico. Quasi la metà dei soldati europei che facevano parte dell’esercito coloniale olandese nei secoli XIX e XX non avevano la nazionalità di questo paese. Il progetto EuMeDE, finanziato dall’UE, studierà il modo in cui gli olandesi riuscirono a reclutare nel proprio esercito all’incirca 70 000 stranieri di provenienza europea e chiarirà le modalità attraverso cui questi uomini contribuirono a costruire tale impero. Grazie allo studio delle biografie di 175 000 soldati e mercenari europei che hanno preso parte all’esercito coloniale olandese, il progetto svelerà dettagli «dimenticati» in merito ai legami storici tra l’Indonesia (una colonia olandese sino al 1945) e ampie parti dell’Europa occidentale e centrale.

Obiettivo

Being one of the smallest 19th century European powers, however with one of the largest overseas empires, the Netherlands continuously depended on non-European services, resources and man-power to build and run their far-flung island empire in Southeast Asia. Unsurprisingly, around 40% of the European soldiers employed by the Dutch Colonial Army between 1816 and c. 1914 were non-Dutch, hailing mostly from Belgium, Germany, France, and Switzerland. How did the Dutch manage to recruit ca. 70.000 European foreigners into their colonial army? And how did these men not only help build the Dutch Empire, but through their imperial careers also affect the histories of those European regions they came from? Using a database with biographic information on all 175.000 European soldiers and mercenaries in the Dutch Colonial Army, this project will be the first to tell the 'forgotten' story of deep historical connections between Indonesia, which today is the largest Muslim-majority and the overall third largest democracy in the World, and vast parts of Western- and Central Europe. Uncovering this largely unknown connected history will impact European Global History, Dutch Colonial History and the national histories of the mentioned countries. Carrying out this project under the supervision of Prof. Roland Wenzlhuemer at the Munich Centre for Global History will deepen my conceptual understanding of Global History, widen my methodological skill set, and improve my leadership skills. This will significantly increase my chances of getting a tenured position for European and Global History.

Coordinatore

LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 162 806,40
Indirizzo
GESCHWISTER SCHOLL PLATZ 1
80539 MUNCHEN
Germania

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Regione
Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Tipo di attività
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 162 806,40