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

In his book, Henk van Rinsum provides an in-depth description of the colonial past of Utrecht University in the Netherlands since 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...

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Main Author van Rinsum, Henk
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 21.02.2025
Subjects
Abolition
colonial history
Dutch East Indies
European Studies
History
history of colonialism
history of knowledge
History of scholarship (principally of social sciences and humanities)
history of science
history of the Dutch East Indies
history of universities
Interdisciplinary studies
Political Science
Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects
transmission of knowledge
Western superiority
Colonialism and imperialism
Europe
History of scholarship (principally of social sciences and humanities)
History, Art History, and Archaeology
AUP Wetenschappelijk
Western
Science and Technology
Netherlands
colonial history, history of universities, history of knowledge, Dutch East Indies, Abolition, history of science, history of the Dutch East Indies, history of colonialism, transmission of knowledge, Western superiority
Cultural Studies
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Amsterdam University Press
Social and cultural history
Study & Teaching
Colonial Studies
HISTORY
Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
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  • Front Matter Table of Contents FOREWORD 1: INTRODUCTION: 2: CONFESSION & CONVERSION (1636-...) 3: EXPLORATION & CLASSIFICATION (c. 1636-1850) 4: EXPERIMENTATION & EXPLOITATION (c. 1850-1950) 5: HONORARY DOCTORATES FOR (COLONIAL) THINKERS AND DOERS (1815-1940) 6: UTRECHT UNIVERSITY & SLAVERY 7: TRAINING & CONTROL (1925-1950): 8: LEGACY OF THE ‘OIL FACULTY’ 9: EDUCATION IN THE COLONY 10: DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (1950-1990): 11: IN RETROSPECT: 12: LOOKING AHEAD: NOTES LITERATURE IMAGE CREDITS INDEX OF PERSONS INDEX OF PLACES AND THINGS CURRICULUM VITAE Back Matter