How to Write the Global History of Knowledge-Making: Interaction, Circulation and the Transgression of Cultural Difference

Published in 2020 by Palgrave Macmillan, this volume was conceptualized by editor Johannes Feichtinger to address the shifting methodologies within the humanities and social sciences. It emerged from a collaborative effort to move beyond Eurocentric narratives by examining how knowledge is constructed, shared, and transformed through cross-cultural interactions and the movement of ideas across geographic borders.

The book serves as a scholarly contribution to global intellectual history, reflecting the academic interest in the transcultural nature of knowledge production. It was designed to provide a theoretical framework for researchers, emphasizing the importance of circulation and the transgression of boundaries rather than static, localized histories. Its reception has been largely centered within academic circles, where it is utilized as a resource for historians grappling with decolonizing the history of science and thought.