Professor Emmer (pictured, but with no affiliation given) fills gaps in the neglected study of Dutch expansion in the Atlantic, notable for linking the production technology and capitalism of the firs
P. C. Emmer tells the story of Dutch involvement in the trade from the beginning of the 17th century - much later than the Spaniards and the Portuguese - and goes on to show how the trade shifted from
The stereotype is that in exchange for a few trinkets, European traders were able to rob Africans, Asian, and Amerindians of their wealth and use it to establish the dominant economic position Europe
