Author: Kuiper, Koos (P.N.).
Title: The early Dutch sinologists. A study of their training in Holland and China and their functions in the Netherlands Indies (1854-1900). [Diss.].
Description: [Leiden, 2015]. XVII,1035 pp. B./w. ills. Uniform softcovers. - Very light shelfwear (spine sl. discol. & sl. creased).Dissertation edition Leiden Unversity in order to obtain the degree of Doctor in the year 2016. - Complete set of two volumes: Volume 1: [Text]; Volume II: Notes, Appendices, Bibliography. - - With a summary in Dutch. - - In The Early Dutch Sinologists Koos Kuiper gives a detailed account of the studies and work of the 24 Dutchmen trained as “interpreters” for the Netherlands Indies before 1900. Most began studying at Leiden University, then went to Amoy to study southern Chinese dialects. Their main functions were translating Dutch law into Chinese, advising the courts on Chinese law and checking Chinese accounts books, later also regulating coolie affairs.

Keywords: Ethnography Asia China Law Recht / Azië(China) Etnografie Azië Justice Recht / Azië(China)