Chapter Trans-Atlantische slavenhandel door Amsterdamse doopsgezinden, 1655-1674, en de uitholling van het weerloosheidsbeginsel

‘Trans-Atlantic slave trade by Mennonites in Amsterdam, 1655-1674, and the erosion of the principle of defencelessness’ In the period 1655-1674 the first West-Indian Company (1621-1674) gave permission to private shipowners in Amsterdam, on payment of a tax, for private slave trade with West-Africa....

תיאור מלא

שמור ב:
מידע ביבליוגרפי
מחבר ראשי: Lambour, Ruud
פורמט: Online
שפה:הולנדית
יצא לאור: Amsterdam University Press 2024
נושאים:
גישה מקוונת:ONIX_20241108_9789048568574_5
תגים: הוספת תג
אין תגיות, היה/י הראשונ/ה לתייג את הרשומה!
_version_ 1869517854214193152
author Lambour, Ruud
author_browse Lambour, Ruud
author_facet Lambour, Ruud
author_sort Lambour, Ruud
collection Directory of Open Access Books
description ‘Trans-Atlantic slave trade by Mennonites in Amsterdam, 1655-1674, and the erosion of the principle of defencelessness’ In the period 1655-1674 the first West-Indian Company (1621-1674) gave permission to private shipowners in Amsterdam, on payment of a tax, for private slave trade with West-Africa. This article concerns thirteen of the 270 shipowners who made use of this possibility. They were members of Mennonite churches and participated as copartners in eleven of the 135 privately-owned slave ships. A fourteenth Mennonite member served as a supercargo on shipboard to sell the slaves in the West Indies. As Mennonite Amsterdam made up 3,5 percent of the population, these fourteen members provided a pro rata contribution to the private slave trade of this period in this city. Each description of a slave ship with a Mennonite participator is introduced by information on his or her social and financial background and other commercial enterprises. The Mennonite principle of defencelessness was neglected without protest of the Mennonite churches. This corresponds with the increasing erosion of the principle which culminated in the year 1672 when the Mennonite churches lent enormous amounts of money to the Dutch State for the defense of the country.
format Online
id doab-20.500.12854ir-147677
institution Directory of Open Access Books
language dut
publishDate 2024
publishDateRange 2024
publishDateSort 2024
publisher Amsterdam University Press
publisherStr Amsterdam University Press
record_format ojs
spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1476772024-11-09T04:05:34Z Chapter Trans-Atlantische slavenhandel door Amsterdamse doopsgezinden, 1655-1674, en de uitholling van het weerloosheidsbeginsel Lambour, Ruud Amsterdam slave trade Dutch West India Company slave ships Mennonite owners proportional representation non-violence (defencelessness) 17th century ‘Trans-Atlantic slave trade by Mennonites in Amsterdam, 1655-1674, and the erosion of the principle of defencelessness’ In the period 1655-1674 the first West-Indian Company (1621-1674) gave permission to private shipowners in Amsterdam, on payment of a tax, for private slave trade with West-Africa. This article concerns thirteen of the 270 shipowners who made use of this possibility. They were members of Mennonite churches and participated as copartners in eleven of the 135 privately-owned slave ships. A fourteenth Mennonite member served as a supercargo on shipboard to sell the slaves in the West Indies. As Mennonite Amsterdam made up 3,5 percent of the population, these fourteen members provided a pro rata contribution to the private slave trade of this period in this city. Each description of a slave ship with a Mennonite participator is introduced by information on his or her social and financial background and other commercial enterprises. The Mennonite principle of defencelessness was neglected without protest of the Mennonite churches. This corresponds with the increasing erosion of the principle which culminated in the year 1672 when the Mennonite churches lent enormous amounts of money to the Dutch State for the defense of the country. 2024-11-09T04:05:33Z 2024-11-09T04:05:33Z 2024-11-08T16:29:12Z 2024 chapter ONIX_20241108_9789048568574_5 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/94521 9789048568574 9789048568802 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/147677 dut Doopgsgezinde Bijdragen open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/94521/1/10.5117_DB49-50.LAMB02.pdf Amsterdam University Press 10.5117/DB49-50.LAMB02 10.5117/DB49-50.LAMB02 de2ecbe7-1037-4e96-8c3a-5a842d921e04 Doopsgezinde Bijdragen 49-50 9789048568574 9789048568802 43 Amsterdam open access
spellingShingle Amsterdam slave trade
Dutch West India Company
slave ships
Mennonite owners
proportional representation
non-violence (defencelessness)
17th century
Lambour, Ruud
Chapter Trans-Atlantische slavenhandel door Amsterdamse doopsgezinden, 1655-1674, en de uitholling van het weerloosheidsbeginsel
title Chapter Trans-Atlantische slavenhandel door Amsterdamse doopsgezinden, 1655-1674, en de uitholling van het weerloosheidsbeginsel
title_full Chapter Trans-Atlantische slavenhandel door Amsterdamse doopsgezinden, 1655-1674, en de uitholling van het weerloosheidsbeginsel
title_fullStr Chapter Trans-Atlantische slavenhandel door Amsterdamse doopsgezinden, 1655-1674, en de uitholling van het weerloosheidsbeginsel
title_full_unstemmed Chapter Trans-Atlantische slavenhandel door Amsterdamse doopsgezinden, 1655-1674, en de uitholling van het weerloosheidsbeginsel
title_short Chapter Trans-Atlantische slavenhandel door Amsterdamse doopsgezinden, 1655-1674, en de uitholling van het weerloosheidsbeginsel
title_sort chapter trans atlantische slavenhandel door amsterdamse doopsgezinden 1655 1674 en de uitholling van het weerloosheidsbeginsel
topic Amsterdam slave trade
Dutch West India Company
slave ships
Mennonite owners
proportional representation
non-violence (defencelessness)
17th century
topic_facet Amsterdam slave trade
Dutch West India Company
slave ships
Mennonite owners
proportional representation
non-violence (defencelessness)
17th century
url ONIX_20241108_9789048568574_5
work_keys_str_mv AT lambourruud chaptertransatlantischeslavenhandeldooramsterdamsedoopsgezinden16551674endeuithollingvanhetweerloosheidsbeginsel