Dynastic Colonialism

Susan Broomhall is Professor of Early Modern History at The University of Western Australia. Her previous publications include Spaces for Feeling (2015) and (co-authored with Jennifer Spinks) Early Modern Women in the Low Countries: Feminising sources and interpretations of the past (2011). Jacqueline Van Gent is Associate Professor of Early Modern History at The University of Western Australia. Her previous publications include (co-edited with Raisa Toivo) "Gender, Objects and Emotions in Scandinavian History", Special Issue of Journal of Scandinavian History (2016) and Magic, Body and the Self in Eighteenth-Century Sweden (2009).

• List of Figures Notes on Naming Acknowledgements Introduction Section 1: Claiming Spaces Chapter 1: Propagating the Orange: Gender, material culture and the early modern trajectory of the House of Orange-Nassau Chapter 2: Planting the Orange: The expansion of the House of Orange-Nassau across Europe Chapter 3: Trading Places: Orange-Nassau involvement in the Dutch colonial expansion Section 2: Materialising Power Chapter 4: Object Orange: Material culture in the rise of the House of Orange-Nassau Chapter 5: Collecting the world: Orange-Nassau global power on display in Europe Conclusion Bibliography

"Dynastic Colonialism is a richly detailed book that offers a refreshing take on colonial expansion in the pre-industrial age. Well-presented and lucidly written, it offers an important contribution to this major field in early modern history."Danielle van den Heuvel, University of Kent, UK