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Transformations of knowledge in Dutch expansion /

In the 17th and 18th centuries, people, objects, and texts travelled around the world aboard Dutch ships. This book explores how these circulations transformed the knowledge in Asian and European societies. It focuses on epistemic changes in historiography, geography, religion, philosophy as well as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Friedrich, Susanne (Editor ), Brendecke, Arndt (Editor ), Ehrenpreis, Stefan (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2015]
Colección:Pluralisierung & Autorität ; Bd. 44.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the 17th and 18th centuries, people, objects, and texts travelled around the world aboard Dutch ships. This book explores how these circulations transformed the knowledge in Asian and European societies. It focuses on epistemic changes in historiography, geography, religion, philosophy as well as in everyday life. Emphasizing transformations, the volume reconstructs semantic shifts of knowledge as well as adjustments to new cultural contexts.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110366174
3110366177
9783110366181
3110366185
3110370964
9783110370966
ISSN:2076-8281 ;