Peter Carey

Javanese print of Prince Diponegoro, late 19th century. KITLV/University of Leiden. Public Domain.

Europe and the End of Old Java

In 1825 Java’s old order rose up against encroaching European colonialism. What – and who – were the Javanese rebels fighting for?

Map of the Moluccas, by Petrus Plancius, Amsterdam, 1617. State Library of New South Wales. Public Domain.

‘Spice’ by Roger Crowley review

In Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World, Roger Crowley explains how Spain and Portugal turned up the heat in the age of imperialism.

A market scene in the Dutch East Indies, Pierre Jean Apol, 1886 - 1947.

On the Spot: Peter Carey

What historical topic have I changed my mind on? Colonialism. I now know that it had no redeeming features.