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oa Naar aanleiding van Alexander Statman, A Global Enlightenment: Western Progress and Chinese Science (Chicago en Londen: The University of Chicago Press, 2023), 356 pp, $45.00 (hardcover), ISBN: 9780226825762
Uit het veld: Review
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: Jaarboek voor Nederlandse Boekgeschiedenis, Volume 32, Issue 2025, Jul 2025, p. 183 - 194
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- 01 Jul 2025
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Abstract
Abstract
In this review article, Alexander Statman’s A Global Enlightenment (2024) is analysed in the context of the historiography of intercultural knowledge exchange. It highlights the influence of Chinese ideas on European ideas on progress and science. It does so from a book historical angle. By researching how Chinese knowledges circulated in print, this review shows how material and commercial aspects influenced the exchange and reception of this knowledge. This places Statman’s work within the broader debate on global roots of Englightenment and emphasises the contributions of translated works and publishing strategies in the spread and interpretation of Confucius’ philosophy in Europe.
© Trude Dijkstra