Transformations of Knowledge in Dutch Expansion

Susanne Friedrich

ISBN 10: 3110370964 / ISBN 13: 9783110370966

Published by De Gruyter, DE, 2015

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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, objects, texts and people travelled around the world on board Dutch ships. The essays in this book explore how these circulations transformed knowledge in Asian and European societies. They concentrate on epistemic consequences in the fields of historiography, geography, natural history, religion and philosophy, as well as in everyday life. Emphasizing transformations, the volume reconstructs small semantic shifts of knowledge and tentative adjustments to new cultural contexts. It unfolds the often conflict-ridden, complex and largely global history of specific pieces of knowledge as well as of generally-shared contemporary understandings regarding what could or could not be considered true. The book contributes to current debates about how to conceptualize the unsettled epistemologies of the early modern world.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Transformations of Knowledge in Dutch Expansion
• Publisher: De Gruyter, DE
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110370964
• ISBN 13: 9783110370966
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 6.25W x 0.75H x 9D inches 6.25 inches width by 0.75 inches height by 9 inches depth
• Weight: 502 grams

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Synopsis

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, objects, texts and people travelled around the world on board Dutch ships. The essays in this book explore how these circulations transformed knowledge in Asian and European societies. They concentrate on epistemic consequences in the fields of historiography, geography, natural history, religion and philosophy, as well as in everyday life. Emphasizing transformations, the volume reconstructs small semantic shifts of knowledge and tentative adjustments to new cultural contexts. It unfolds the often conflict-ridden, complex and largely global history of specific pieces of knowledge as well as of generally-shared contemporary understandings regarding what could or could not be considered true. The book contributes to current debates about how to conceptualize the unsettled epistemologies of the early modern world.

About the Authors

S. Friedrich und A. Brendecke, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Deutschland; S. Ehrenpreis, Universität Innsbruck, Österreich.

S. Friedrich und A. Brendecke, Ludwig-Maximilans-Universität Munich, Germany; S. Ehrenpreis, Universität Innsbruck, Austria.