Riflessioni storiografiche italiane sulle civiltà del Sudest asiatico

This paper deals with the historiographic reflections on the civilizations of Southeast Asia, written by some Italian scholars who explored this area in the second half of the Nineteenth century. These texts were translations of summaries, unpublished notes intended for reworking, introduction to et...

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Main Author: Alessandro Di Meo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2021-07-01
Series:Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana
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Online Access:https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/bsgi/article/view/1092
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Summary:This paper deals with the historiographic reflections on the civilizations of Southeast Asia, written by some Italian scholars who explored this area in the second half of the Nineteenth century. These texts were translations of summaries, unpublished notes intended for reworking, introduction to ethnographic studies. Their publication testifies to the trans-cultural circulation of historical and political information between Indochina and Italy, caused by political initiatives (the opening of diplomatic relations with Siam and Burma) and by expeditions financed by some scientific institutions, such as the Genoa Natural History Museum.
ISSN:1121-7820