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    "description": "In this book, Henk van Rinsum provides an in-depth description of the colonial past of Utrecht University in the Netherlands, from its foundation in 1636. He describes the development of (scientific) knowledge and knowledge transfer about and in the Dutch colonies, especially in the Dutch East Indies. The central theme of his book is the idea of Western superiority \u2013 the assumption that we are \u2018developed\u2019 and therefore modern, while those in the colonies are \u2018not (yet) developed\u2019 and therefore primitive or traditional. This colonial past is also the framework in which Utrecht University became involved in slavery and its abolition.<br />Henk van Rinsum shows how the knowledge acquired in the colony also contributed significantly to the scientific development of the university, especially towards the end of the nineteenth century. <cite>Utrecht University and Colonial Knowledge</cite> is therefore an important contribution to both colonial and intellectual history.",
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