Read Exiles and Expatriates in the History of Knowledge, 1500–2000 (The Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures) - Peter Burke | ePub Online

Read Exiles and Expatriates in the History of Knowledge, 1500–2000 (The Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures) - Peter Burke | ePub

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

Title : Exiles and Expatriates in the History of Knowledge, 1500–2000 (The Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures)
Author : Peter Burke
Language : en
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