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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790826503321

Autore

Kuitenbrouwer M

Titolo

Dutch scholarship in the age of empire and beyond : KITLV- the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, 1851-2011 / / by Maarten Kuitenbrouwer ; translated by Lorri Granger ; edited by Harry A. Poeze

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden : , : Brill, , 2014

ISBN

90-04-26036-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Collana

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, , 1572-1892 ; ; volume 289

Altri autori (Persone)

PoezeHarry A

GrangerLorri

Disciplina

959.0072/0492

Soggetti

Learning and scholarship - Netherlands - History

Orientalism - Netherlands - History

Netherlands Colonies History 19th century

Netherlands Colonies History 20th century

Southeast Asia Study and teaching Netherlands History

Caribbean Area Study and teaching Netherlands History

Netherlands Foreign relations 1815-

Netherlands Intellectual life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Abbreviated English translation of the book originally published in Dutch in 2001 commemorating the 150th birthday of the Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (KITLV)"--Introduction.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The KITLV under conservative and liberal administration (1851-1870) -- Imperialism, orientalism and ethics (1870-1914) -- The late-colonial rise of indology (1914-1940) -- Decolonization and internationalization (1940-1975) -- Postcolonial academic practice (1975-2001) -- Appendix I: Honorary members, presidents and secretary/directors KITLV -- Appendix II: KITLV membership figures, 1853-2000 -- Appendix III: KITLV publications, 1852-2010 -- Epilogue / Harry A. Poeze -- Biography of Maarten Kuitenbrouwer / Harry A. Poeze -- Bibliography of Maarten Kuitenbrouwer.

Sommario/riassunto

How was the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and



Caribbean Studies (KITLV), which at its inception in 1851 had fewer than a hundred members and only one part-time employee, able to flourish to become, around the turn of the twenty-first century, a modern, professional institute with 1,800 members with a staff of more than fifty employees. The Institute was founded with support from the highest political and official circles to gather scholarly information about the Dutch colonies in the East and West, not least to undergird colonial policy. KITLV played an important role in this, backed by the Ministry of Colonies and the business world. The Japanese occupation and decolonization led to a difficult process of adjustment for KITLV, which was concluded successfully. With its unique collections, publications, research and its office in Indonesia and involvement in the Caribbean, the Institute has an international reputation. This book is more than a report on 160 years of KITLV history. It is also a history of scholarly practice about the (former) colonies. These activities, and especially the publications of the institute and its prominent members, are measured against key terms such as orientalism and imperialism, universalism and relativism.