Alexander Geelen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5110400 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Geelen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Geelen |
| SIGNATURE | GEELEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Institute of Social History |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Enslaveability, Slavery and Global Micro Histories
This article explores the questions how enslavement and enslaveability were shaped in early modern southwest India and the Dutch East India Company (VOC) Empire. Through the example of the slave woman Cali in the 1740s, the article demonstrates how a careful micro-study based on legal court records can shed light on the ways in which individuals entered, experienced, and left slavery in eighteenth-century South India, and also suggests how differ…
Between Markets and Chains
On a Sunday towards the end of 1746, three men's lives intersected in a schaggerije (tavern) at Pagodinho-they belonged to an enslaved man, a christian pandij and a christian mocqua. 1 The enslaved man, Cruz, had been put to work in the tavern some two months earlier by his master, the Christian mocqua, Pedro Gomez.Records indicate that Pedro may have been the owner of the tavern or was closely involved in running it, as there is mention of him v…
Testimonies of Enslavement
Drawing on the rich archives of the Court of Justice of Cochin, a main settlement of the Dutch East India Company, this book presents ten court cases that deal with themes of enslavement and ‘enslavebility’. Offering detailed insights into interrogations and testimonies, they paint a unique picture of the complex historical realities in which processes of enslavement and relations of slavery were shaped. Through these cases the reader is able to …
On the Run
Despite growing attention to the history of slavery in the Indian Ocean and Indonesian Archipelago worlds, the debate on the nature or characteristics of slavery in these regions has been left largely unsettled. Whereas some scholars emphasize the existence of harsh forms of hereditary slavery similar to those found in the Americas, others argue that the nature of slavery in Asia was urban, status-based, and milder than in the Atlantic world. Thi…
Being a Slave. Histories and Legacies of European Slavery in the Indian Ocean
This multidisciplinary volume brings together scholars and writers who try to come to terms with the histories and legacies of European slavery in the Indian Ocean. The volume discusses a variety of qualitative data on the experience of being a slave in order to recover ordinary lives and, crucially, to place this experience in its Asian local context. Building on the rich scholarship on the slave trade, this volume offers a unique perspective th…
Jos Gommans, The Unseen World, The Netherlands and India from 1550. (Nijmegen
TSEG (Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis) - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, is het Nederlands-Vlaamse vaktijdschrift op het gebied van de sociale en economische geschiedenis
Being a Slave. Histories and Legacies of European Slavery in the Indian Ocean
This multidisciplinary volume brings together scholars and writers who try to come to terms with the histories and legacies of European slavery in the Indian Ocean. The volume discusses a variety of qualitative data on the experience of being a slave in order to recover ordinary lives and, crucially, to place this experience in its Asian local context. Building on the rich scholarship on the slave trade, this volume offers a unique perspective th…
On the Run
Despite growing attention to the history of slavery in the Indian Ocean and Indonesian Archipelago worlds, the debate on the nature or characteristics of slavery in these regions has been left largely unsettled. Whereas some scholars emphasize the existence of harsh forms of hereditary slavery similar to those found in the Americas, others argue that the nature of slavery in Asia was urban, status-based, and milder than in the Atlantic world. Thi…
Enslaveability, Slavery and Global Micro Histories
This article explores the questions how enslavement and enslaveability were shaped in early modern southwest India and the Dutch East India Company (VOC) Empire. Through the example of the slave woman Cali in the 1740s, the article demonstrates how a careful micro-study based on legal court records can shed light on the ways in which individuals entered, experienced, and left slavery in eighteenth-century South India, and also suggests how differ…
Jos Gommans, The Unseen World, The Netherlands and India from 1550. (Nijmegen
TSEG (Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis) - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, is het Nederlands-Vlaamse vaktijdschrift op het gebied van de sociale en economische geschiedenis
Between Markets and Chains
On a Sunday towards the end of 1746, three men's lives intersected in a schaggerije (tavern) at Pagodinho-they belonged to an enslaved man, a christian pandij and a christian mocqua. 1 The enslaved man, Cruz, had been put to work in the tavern some two months earlier by his master, the Christian mocqua, Pedro Gomez.Records indicate that Pedro may have been the owner of the tavern or was closely involved in running it, as there is mention of him v…
Testimonies of Enslavement
Drawing on the rich archives of the Court of Justice of Cochin, a main settlement of the Dutch East India Company, this book presents ten court cases that deal with themes of enslavement and ‘enslavebility’. Offering detailed insights into interrogations and testimonies, they paint a unique picture of the complex historical realities in which processes of enslavement and relations of slavery were shaped. Through these cases the reader is able to …
On the Run
Despite growing attention to the history of slavery in the Indian Ocean and Indonesian Archipelago worlds, the debate on the nature or characteristics of slavery in these regions has been left largely unsettled. Whereas some scholars emphasize the existence of harsh forms of hereditary slavery similar to those found in the Americas, others argue that the nature of slavery in Asia was urban, status-based, and milder than in the Atlantic world. Thi…
Being a Slave. Histories and Legacies of European Slavery in the Indian Ocean
This multidisciplinary volume brings together scholars and writers who try to come to terms with the histories and legacies of European slavery in the Indian Ocean. The volume discusses a variety of qualitative data on the experience of being a slave in order to recover ordinary lives and, crucially, to place this experience in its Asian local context. Building on the rich scholarship on the slave trade, this volume offers a unique perspective th…
Enslaveability, Slavery and Global Micro Histories
This article explores the questions how enslavement and enslaveability were shaped in early modern southwest India and the Dutch East India Company (VOC) Empire. Through the example of the slave woman Cali in the 1740s, the article demonstrates how a careful micro-study based on legal court records can shed light on the ways in which individuals entered, experienced, and left slavery in eighteenth-century South India, and also suggests how differ…
History (6 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (5 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (5 works) · History (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Asian Studies and History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works)