Colonial : Switzerland's global entanglements /
"Switzerland has been globally connected and entangled with colonies established by the seafaring European nations in Africa, the Americas, and Asia since the 16th century. Colonial -- Switzerland's Global Entanglements offers a timely overview of this highly topical matter, placing a wide...
| Uniform Title: | Colonial (Swiss National Museum) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Zurich :
Swiss National Museum : Scheidegger & Spiess,
[2024]
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| Summary: | "Switzerland has been globally connected and entangled with colonies established by the seafaring European nations in Africa, the Americas, and Asia since the 16th century. Colonial -- Switzerland's Global Entanglements offers a timely overview of this highly topical matter, placing a wide range of aspects in historical context and addressing as well questions of colonial continuities. Contributions by distinguished scholars and experts from various disciplines investigate questions such as the involvement of Swiss companies in the trade with enslaved people, Swiss mercenaries in the service of colonial powers, the colonial legacy of the country's missionary societies, and the research and collection of artefacts by Swiss scientists in former colonies. Light is shed also on the involvement of anthropological institutes at the universities of Zurich and Geneva in scientific racism. Conceived as an illustrated reader, this volume is both an invitation and a stimulus to explore and to engage critically with Switzerland's history of global interdependence" -- |
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| Item Description: | On the occasion of an exhibition held at the Landesmuseum-Swiss National Museum Zurich, September 13, 2024-January 19, 2025. |
| Physical Description: | 283 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783039422111 3039422111 |