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Colonial Atrocities

The Fragrance of Blood: Anatomy of the Banda Genocide

10 July 2024·256 words·2 mins

History and Critical Analysis Banda Genocide Jan Pieterszoon Coen Corporate Violence Spice Trade Monopoly Colonial Atrocities Colonialism Historical Case Studies Military and Logistics Trade and Supply Chains Policy and Critique

A forensic investigation into the VOC's systematic destruction of the Banda Archipelago.

The Fragrance of Blood – Part 2: The Erasure of Civilization: Starvation, Slavery, and the Long Shadow of Rhun

10 July 2024·1094 words·6 mins

History and Critical Analysis Banda Genocide Jan Pieterszoon Coen Corporate Violence Spice Trade Monopoly Colonial Atrocities Colonialism Historical Case Studies Military and Logistics Trade and Supply Chains Policy and Critique

Exploring the systemic erasure of the Bandanese through starvation blockades and the slave-labor repopulation.

The Fragrance of Blood – Part 1: The Logistics of Genocide: Manufactured Crises and the Banda Liquidation

10 July 2024·1174 words·6 mins

History and Critical Analysis Banda Genocide Jan Pieterszoon Coen Corporate Violence Spice Trade Monopoly Colonial Atrocities Colonialism Historical Case Studies Military and Logistics Trade and Supply Chains Policy and Critique

Analyzing the military choreography and manufactured "plots" used to justify the 1621 campaign.