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Exiles and Expatriates in the History of Knowledge, 1500 2000
Peter Burke
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Paperback. The impact of intellectual diasporas Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
In this wide-ranging consideration of intellectual diasporas, historian Peter Burke questions what distinctive contribution to knowledge exiles and expatriates have made. The answer may be summed up in one word: deprovincialization. Historically, the encounter between scholars from different cultures was an education for both parties, exposing them to research opportunities and alternative ways of thinking. Deprovincialization was in part the result of mediation, as many emigres informed people in their hostland about the culture of the native land, and vice versa. The detachment of the exiles, who sometimes viewed both homeland and hostland through foreign eyes, allowed them ... Read more
In this wide-ranging consideration of intellectual diasporas, historian Peter Burke questions what distinctive contribution to knowledge exiles and expatriates have made. The answer may be summed up in one word: deprovincialization. Historically, the encounter between scholars from different cultures was an education for both parties, exposing them to research opportunities and alternative ways of thinking. Deprovincialization was in part the result of mediation, as many emigres informed people in their hostland about the culture of the native land, and vice versa. The detachment of the exiles, who sometimes viewed both homeland and hostland through foreign eyes, allowed them ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Hanover, United States
ISBN
9781512600384
SKU
V9781512600384
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About Peter Burke
PETER BURKE is professor emeritus, Cambridge University, and a noted historian of the early modern era. He specializes in the relevance of social and cultural history to modern issues.
Reviews for Exiles and Expatriates in the History of Knowledge, 1500 2000
Peter Burke is one of the most accomplished and significant scholars of our time and, as this latest book demonstrates, never more relevant in his research questions. . . . this is intellectual history at its best, full of anecdotes and examples, and rich in detail and analysis. . . . In our current political climate it would do us ... Read more