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Early Asian Trade—An Appreciation of J. C. van Leur

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2011

W. F. Wertheim
W. F. Wertheim
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University of Amsterdam
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It is said that the best European scholars are after their deaths given chairs at American universities. The saying holds true, at any rate, for Max Weber: many of his most important writings have been translated into English only in recent years, making it possible for his theories to gain a broader acceptance in English-speaking countries.

It would probably be an exaggeration to mention the young Dutchman Jacob Cornelis van Leur among the best European scholars. Killed in the battle of the Java Sea in 1942 at the age of 34 after having worked as a civil servant in the Netherlands East Indies, Dr. van Leur was not in his lifetime to hold a university post in either the Netherlands or the Indies, let alone the United States.

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The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , February 1954 , pp. 167 - 173
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Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1954

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