{"product_id":"colonial-switzerlands-global-entanglements-the-swiss-national-museum-9783039422111","title":"Colonial--Switzerland's Global Entanglements","description":"\u003cb\u003eA timely investigation into Switzerland's colonial history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Switzerland has been globally connected and entangled with colonies established by seafaring European nations in Africa, the Americas, and Asia since the sixteenth century. colonial--\u003ci\u003eSwitzerland's Global Entanglements\u003c\/i\u003e offers a timely overview of this topical matter, placing a wide range of issues in a historical context and addressing questions of colonial continuities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributions by distinguished scholars and experts from various disciplines investigate questions such as the involvement of Swiss companies in the trade with enslaved people and Swiss mercenaries in the service of colonial powers, the colonial legacy of the country's missionary societies, and the research and collection of artifacts by Swiss scientists in former colonies. Light is also shed on the involvement of anthropological institutes at the universities of Zurich and Geneva in scientific racism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Conceived as an illustrated reader, this volume is both an invitation and a stimulus to explore and engage critically with Switzerland's history of global interdependence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e The Swiss National Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3039422111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783039422111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scheidegger and Spiess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"The Swiss National Museum","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46602861281535,"sku":"9783039422111","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_422c02be-a53f-4b9e-8aa0-2a68b9e69f87.jpg?v=1739695510","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/colonial-switzerlands-global-entanglements-the-swiss-national-museum-9783039422111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}