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...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autres auteurs: | , , |
Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
Publié: |
Berlin :
Walter de Gruyter GmbH,
[2015]
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Collection: | Pluralisierung & Autorität ;
Bd. 44. |
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | 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. |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9783110366174 3110366177 9783110366181 3110366185 3110370964 9783110370966 |
ISSN: | 2076-8281 ; |