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Intimacy and Social (Dis)Order in Dutch Colonial Expansion
Regulating Sex, Marriage, and Family Life, 1600â1800
Series: - European Expansion and Indigenous Response, Volume: 49
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Explosive sexual scandals, bitter domestic conflicts, and dramatic changes in fortune. Sex, marriage, and family life were matters of enormous consequence in the highly complex societies that formed across the early modern Dutch overseas empire. This was not only true for the colonial authorities that administered settlements on behalf of the Dutch East and West India Companies (VOC and WIC), but also for the people of various backgrounds and statuses that inhabited these places. Focusing primarily on the eighteenth century, this book explores how these disparate and unequally empowered groups contested the norms that governed intimate life in Dutch colonial outposts from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic.
Sophie Rose, Ph.D. (2023), is a post-doctoral researcher at Leiden University. She works on legal, moral, and social norms in 17thâ19th century Dutch colonialism and is co-editor of Diversity and Empires: Negotiating Plurality in European Imperial Projects from Early Modernity (2023).
General Series Editorâs Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Introduction
â1 The Salience of Sex
â2 Morality and Normative Pluralism
â3 The Dutch Early Modern Empire
â4 Between Structure and Agency: Local Conflicts in a Global Perspective
â5 Excavating Norms from the Archive
â6 Structure of the Book
1 Christian Marriage
â1 Marriage and Colonization
â2 Dutch Marriage Legislation
â3 Colonial Expansions, Marital Restrictions
ââ3.1 Marriage and Race: the Case of Suriname
ââ3.2 Race across the Dutch Empire
ââ3.3 Enslaved Marriage
â4 Conclusion
2 Christian Divorce
â1 Christian Divorce and the Law
â2 Divorce and Separation in the VOC-World
ââ2.1 Separation by Mutual Agreement
ââ2.2 Full Divorce
ââ2.3 Litigious Separation
â3 Divorce in the Caribbean
â4 Conclusion
3 Non-Christian Marriage
â1 Legal Pluralism, Marriage, and Power under the VOC
ââ1.1 Islamic Family Law and the VOC
ââ1.2 Chinese Marriage and Divorce
ââ1.3 Hindus and the VOC
â2 Jewish Marriage and Divorce: Suriname and Curaçao
ââ2.1 Jewish Marriage and the Colonial State
ââ2.2 The Political Economy of Enslaved Reproduction in Slave Owner Marriage
â3 Conclusion
4 Illicit Sex
â1 European Menâs Encounters
ââ1.1 The Ship as Site of Sexual Danger
ââ1.2 The Merchant and the Minister
ââ1.3 Cross-Cultural Encounters
ââ1.4 Concubinage
ââ1.5 Coercion and Agency
ââ1.6 Christian Women, Honor, and Status
ââ1.7 Prostitution
â2 Free Women and Illicit Sex
ââ2.1 Dispatch from the Womenâs Workhouse
ââ2.2 Gender, Status, and Sexual Morality
ââ2.3 Adultery in Colonial Spaces
ââ2.4 Crossing the (Racial) Line
â3 Conclusion
5 Sexual Violence and Power
â1 Conceptualizing Rape
â2 Rape and Criminal Prosecution
ââ2.1 The Complexity of âVictimhoodâ
ââ2.2 Power, Space, and Jurisdiction
ââ2.3 Contested Definitions, Contested Solutions
ââ2.4 Rape and Social Hierarchies
â3 Slavery and Sexual Violence
ââ3.1 Same-Sex Abuse: the Makassar Fiscaalâs Scandal
ââ3.2 Sexual Abuse and Enslaved Resistance in the Caribbean
â4 Conclusion
6 Childrenâs Status
â1 (Il)Legitimacy and Legal Status
â2 Shaping Ambiguous Lives
ââ2.1 Enslaved Status and Manumission
ââ2.2 Testamentary Bequest
ââ2.3 Baptism and Religious Education
â3 Capitalizing on Ambiguity
ââ3.1 Categorizing Creolized Identities
â4 Conclusion
Conclusion
â1 Intimacy, Norms, and Empire-Building
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Introduction
â1 The Salience of Sex
â2 Morality and Normative Pluralism
â3 The Dutch Early Modern Empire
â4 Between Structure and Agency: Local Conflicts in a Global Perspective
â5 Excavating Norms from the Archive
â6 Structure of the Book
1 Christian Marriage
â1 Marriage and Colonization
â2 Dutch Marriage Legislation
â3 Colonial Expansions, Marital Restrictions
ââ3.1 Marriage and Race: the Case of Suriname
ââ3.2 Race across the Dutch Empire
ââ3.3 Enslaved Marriage
â4 Conclusion
2 Christian Divorce
â1 Christian Divorce and the Law
â2 Divorce and Separation in the VOC-World
ââ2.1 Separation by Mutual Agreement
ââ2.2 Full Divorce
ââ2.3 Litigious Separation
â3 Divorce in the Caribbean
â4 Conclusion
3 Non-Christian Marriage
â1 Legal Pluralism, Marriage, and Power under the VOC
ââ1.1 Islamic Family Law and the VOC
ââ1.2 Chinese Marriage and Divorce
ââ1.3 Hindus and the VOC
â2 Jewish Marriage and Divorce: Suriname and Curaçao
ââ2.1 Jewish Marriage and the Colonial State
ââ2.2 The Political Economy of Enslaved Reproduction in Slave Owner Marriage
â3 Conclusion
4 Illicit Sex
â1 European Menâs Encounters
ââ1.1 The Ship as Site of Sexual Danger
ââ1.2 The Merchant and the Minister
ââ1.3 Cross-Cultural Encounters
ââ1.4 Concubinage
ââ1.5 Coercion and Agency
ââ1.6 Christian Women, Honor, and Status
ââ1.7 Prostitution
â2 Free Women and Illicit Sex
ââ2.1 Dispatch from the Womenâs Workhouse
ââ2.2 Gender, Status, and Sexual Morality
ââ2.3 Adultery in Colonial Spaces
ââ2.4 Crossing the (Racial) Line
â3 Conclusion
5 Sexual Violence and Power
â1 Conceptualizing Rape
â2 Rape and Criminal Prosecution
ââ2.1 The Complexity of âVictimhoodâ
ââ2.2 Power, Space, and Jurisdiction
ââ2.3 Contested Definitions, Contested Solutions
ââ2.4 Rape and Social Hierarchies
â3 Slavery and Sexual Violence
ââ3.1 Same-Sex Abuse: the Makassar Fiscaalâs Scandal
ââ3.2 Sexual Abuse and Enslaved Resistance in the Caribbean
â4 Conclusion
6 Childrenâs Status
â1 (Il)Legitimacy and Legal Status
â2 Shaping Ambiguous Lives
ââ2.1 Enslaved Status and Manumission
ââ2.2 Testamentary Bequest
ââ2.3 Baptism and Religious Education
â3 Capitalizing on Ambiguity
ââ3.1 Categorizing Creolized Identities
â4 Conclusion
Conclusion
â1 Intimacy, Norms, and Empire-Building
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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