Dissertation_A Bick_May 25 - DataSpace at Princeton University
Dissertation_A Bick_May 25 - DataSpace at Princeton University Dissertation_A Bick_May 25 - DataSpace at Princeton University
Acknowledgements This project has benefitted enormously from the guidance, conversation, and financial support I have been fortunate enough to receive over the course of research and writing. Looking back, it seems almost absurd to call the work my own, as if learning and expression were things one does by oneself, without the probing questions, frequent suggestions, and gentle refutations that have given this dissertation its shape. I would like to thank first the members of my committee: Anthony Grafton encouraged me to come to Princeton, introduced me to the late Renaissance, and presciently asked what role the nobility might have played in early modern commerce. Linda Colley insisted that I be more precise in deploying the word “empire.” Jaap Jacobs steered me towards colonial politics, shared sources, and provided guidance throughout. Adam Beaver pressed me to be more comparative and provided essential sources for the history of imperial Spain. Although not on my committee, Anne Goldgar entertained my request for a tutorial by phone and thereby gave me the tools to begin my own research in Dutch history. The vast majority of this research was done in Leiden and The Hague. Kasper van Ommen graciously took me in as a fellow at the Scaliger Instituut and introduced me to the collections of the Leiden Library. Henk den Heijer served as my Fulbright advisor and answered a litany of questions about the history of the WIC. Ben Teensma gave me a glimpse of the great tradition of textual discovery that is still going on today. Lucia Werneck Xavier patiently taught me how to navigate the WIC archives, which she may know better than anyone else, and, along with Bruno Miranda, corrected my gross oversimplifications of Brazilian history. I thank them vi
for making the archive such an enjoyable place to work and learn. I would like to thank the many archivists who helped to locate documents, decipher difficult passages, and explain local history and politics. I benefitted greatly from conversations within the larger Dutch scholarly community. Oscar Gelderblom and Victor Enthoven each demanded that I pay more attention to Dutch merchants and trade. Eric Schliesser organized a reading group on Pieter de la Court from which I profited immensely and where I had the opportunity to meet Arthur Weststeijn and Jan Hartman. Ernst van den Boogaart shared the fruits of his long study of Dutch Atlantic culture. Michiel van Groesen invited me to an important conference on Dutch Brazil and helped me to think about the circulation of news. Rolf Bremmer shared new research on Johannes de Laet. Martine van Ittersum gave excellent advice and her book on Grotius and the Dutch East India Company remains a model. Harro Maas encouraged me to think more clearly, especially about economics in practice. I am grateful also for conversations with Cátia Antunes, Paul Hoftijzer, Dirk van Miert, Jaap Nieuwstraten, Filipa Ribeiro da Silva, and Huib Zuidervaart, and to Silvia Zwaaneveld, Floor Westendorp, Maud Westendorp, and Rudi Westendorp for sharing their home with me during research in Leiden. Beyond the Netherlands, I have been fortunate to study or discuss the ideas in this dissertation with David Armitage, Ann Blair, Holly Brewer, Liam Brockey, Bill Bulman, Graham Burnett, Peter Cocks, Diogo Ramada Curto, Robert Darnton, Stephen Ellis, Mike Feigelson, Allison Games, Tim Hochstrasser, Nick Jahr, Rob Jenkins, Marjoleine Kars, Mark Kishlansky, Henriette de Bruyn Kops, Jamie Kreiner, Peter Lake, Clement Levalloise, Tiago Mata, Jordan McIntyre, Mary Morgan, Chris Moses, Danny Noorlander, Steven Pincus, Emma Rothschild, Joan-Pau Rubiés, Ariel Rubin, Linda Rupert, Neil Safir, Ben Schmidt, Bill Sewell, vii
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Acknowledgements<br />
This project has benefitted enormously from the guidance, convers<strong>at</strong>ion, and financial support I<br />
have been fortun<strong>at</strong>e enough to receive over the course of research and writing. Looking back, it<br />
seems almost absurd to call the work my own, as if learning and expression were things one does<br />
by oneself, without the probing questions, frequent suggestions, and gentle refut<strong>at</strong>ions th<strong>at</strong> have<br />
given this dissert<strong>at</strong>ion its shape. I would like to thank first the members of my committee:<br />
Anthony Grafton encouraged me to come to <strong>Princeton</strong>, introduced me to the l<strong>at</strong>e Renaissance,<br />
and presciently asked wh<strong>at</strong> role the nobility might have played in early modern commerce. Linda<br />
Colley insisted th<strong>at</strong> I be more precise in deploying the word “empire.” Jaap Jacobs steered me<br />
towards colonial politics, shared sources, and provided guidance throughout. Adam Beaver<br />
pressed me to be more compar<strong>at</strong>ive and provided essential sources for the history of imperial<br />
Spain. Although not on my committee, Anne Goldgar entertained my request for a tutorial by<br />
phone and thereby gave me the tools to begin my own research in Dutch history.<br />
The vast majority of this research was done in Leiden and The Hague. Kasper van<br />
Ommen graciously took me in as a fellow <strong>at</strong> the Scaliger Instituut and introduced me to the<br />
collections of the Leiden Library. Henk den Heijer served as my Fulbright advisor and answered<br />
a litany of questions about the history of the WIC. Ben Teensma gave me a glimpse of the gre<strong>at</strong><br />
tradition of textual discovery th<strong>at</strong> is still going on today. Lucia Werneck Xavier p<strong>at</strong>iently taught<br />
me how to navig<strong>at</strong>e the WIC archives, which she may know better than anyone else, and, along<br />
with Bruno Miranda, corrected my gross oversimplific<strong>at</strong>ions of Brazilian history. I thank them<br />
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