Colonial Switzerland

1. Introduction
Patricia Purtschert, Harald Fischer-Tiné

Part I. Colonialism and Science

2. On the Tropical Origins of the Alps
Bernhard C. Schär

3. Race in the Making
Pascal Germann

4. The Other’s Colony
Lukas Meier

Part II. (Post)colonial Economies

5. Patriotic Bonds and the Danger of Estrangement
Andreas Zangger

6. ‘Wonderland’ Peru
Angela Sanders

7. Bollywood, Chicken Curry — and IT
Rohit Jain

Part III. (Post)colonial Self-Representations

8. Becoming Imperial
Ruramisai Charumbira

9. From ‘Native’ Alpine Guides to Foreign ‘Sahibs’ in the Himalayas
Patricia Purtschert

10. Overburdened White Men (and Women)
Patricia Hongler, Marina Lienhard

Part IV. (Post)colonial Politics and Counter-Politics

11. The Other Side of Internationalism
Harald Fischer-Tiné

12. ‘The Chinaman of old cannot be compared to the Chinaman of today’
Ariane Knüsel

13. Glimpses into the Hearts of Whiteness
Anne Lavanchy

14. Colonial Complicities and Imperial Entanglements
Shalini Randeria

Avainsanat: History, European History, Imperialism and Colonialism, Social History