Sugar, Steam and Steel: The Industrial Project in Colonial Java, 1830-1850

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Introduction

Java Sugar, an Industrial Project and the ‘Oriental Cuba’, 1830-85 Part I — The ‘Industrial Revolution’ in Sugar Manufacture

1 Javas Singular Trajectory: Steam, Steel and the Industrial Project in Sugar 2 A Creole Prometheus: Steam, Paddle Boats and Sugar Factories

3 The Industrial Sugar Factory: Wonopringgo, Thomas Edwards and the Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij (NHM)

Part II — The ‘Peasant’ Economy, the Money Trail and the Bourgeoisie 4 Sugar without Slaves: The Agrarian Basis for the Industrial Project 5 The Money Trail: State, Suikerlords and Bourgeoisie