BMGN – Low Countries Historical Review was founded in 1877 and is the leading academic journal for the history of the Netherlands, Belgium and their global presence. It publishes research and review articles which explore broad and important issues in the history of the Low Countries, and seeks to do so in a wider comparative context. In creating discussion fora, online and in print, and in publishing book reviews, the journal aims to enliven historical debate among both professional historians and a wider interested public. Rigorously peer-reviewed, BMGN – Low Countries Historical Review seeks to present the best historical scholarship of both young and more established scholars. The journal accommodates all historical subdisciplines and covers every period of history since the Middle Ages. It accepts contributions in Dutch and English.
Table of Contents
Contents ‒ Inhoud
From the Editors ‒ Redactioneel 1
Articles – Artikelen
Sweet and Sour: Economic Turmoil and Resilience of the Sugar Sector in Antwerp and Rotterdam, 1795–1815 MARJOLEIN ‘T HART EN HILDE GREEFS 3
Family Firms, Global Networks and Transnational Actors: The Case of Alexander Fraser (1816–1904), Merchant and Entrepreneur in the Netherlands Indies, Low Countries and London ROGER KNIGHT 27
Discussion – Discussiedossier
Review of A Concise History of the Netherlands (1) BOB MOORE 52
Review of A Concise History of the Netherlands (2) ANJANA SINGH 57
Response JAMES KENNEDY 61
Forum
Decolonisation and Colonial Collections: An Unresolved Conflict JOS VAN BEURDEN 67
EO.0.0.7943 MAARTEN COUTTENIER 79
Mirrors of Time and Agents of Action: Indonesia’s Claimed Cultural Objects and Decolonisation, 1947–1978 CAROLINE DRIEËNHUIZEN 91
Decolonising the Aceh Museum: Objects, Histories and their Narratives AJENG ARAINIKASIH AND M. HUM HAFNIDAR 105