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Earth scientists as time travelers and agents of colonial conquest: Swiss naturalists in the Dutch East Indies
Erdwissenschafter als Zeitreisende und Akteure des Kolonialismus: Schweizer Naturforschende in Niederländisch-Ostindien
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Abstract This case study on two Swiss naturalists illustrates some of the ways scientific exploration of planet earth was connected to imperial conquest in the Dutch East Indies at around 1900. Looking for answers for zoogeographical problems on the island of Celebes the Swiss benefited from and enabled Dutc... view more
This case study on two Swiss naturalists illustrates some of the ways scientific exploration of planet earth was connected to imperial conquest in the Dutch East Indies at around 1900. Looking for answers for zoogeographical problems on the island of Celebes the Swiss benefited from and enabled Dutch colonial invasion of the island. The case illustrates that the Dutch empire was a site of scientific competition among a transnational community of scholars. Finally, the case illustrates how scientific knowledge on planet earth was shaped by and contributed to colonial culture.... view less
Keywords
Indonesia; colonialism; natural scientist
Classification
General History
Natural Science and Engineering, Applied Sciences
Free Keywords
postcolonial history; Paul Sarasin; Fritz Sarasin; transnational understanding of Empire
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 67-80
Journal
Historical Social Research, 40 (2015) 2
Issue topic
Climate and beyond: knowledge production about the earth as a signpost of social change
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.40.2015.2.67-80
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed