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Utrecht University and Colonial Knowledge: Exploration, Exploitation and the Civilising Mission Since 1636

Utrecht University and Colonial Knowledge: Exploration, Exploitation and the Civilising Mission Since 1636

Rinsum, Henk

Hardcover

General European HistoryGeneral Political ScienceGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 9048567971
ISBN13: 9789048567973
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: Mar 1 2025
Pages: 352
Weight: 2.35
Height: 1.02 Width: 6.93 Depth: 9.69
Language: English

In this book, Henk van Rinsum provides an in-depth description of the colonial past of Utrecht University in the Netherlands, from its foundation in 1636. He describes the development of (scientific) knowledge and knowledge transfer about and in the Dutch colonies, especially in the Dutch East Indies. The central theme of his book is the idea of Western superiority - the assumption that we are 'developed' and therefore modern, while those in the colonies are 'not (yet) developed' and therefore primitive or traditional. This colonial past is also the framework in which Utrecht University became involved in slavery and its abolition.

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