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Hardback. New. Alexander von Humboldt was the most celebrated modern chronicler of North and South America and the Caribbean, and this translation of his essay on New Spain--the first modern regional economic and political geography--covers his travels across today's Mexico in 1803-04. The work canvases both natural-scientific and cultural-scientific objects alike, combining the results of fieldwork with archival research and expert testimony. To show how people, plants, animals, goods, and ideas moved across the globe, Humboldt wrote in a variety of styles, bending and reshaping familiar writerly conventions to keep readers attentive to new inputs. Above all, he wanted his readers to keep an open mind when confronted with cultural and other differences in the Americas. Fueled by his comparative global perspective on politics, economics, and science, he used his writing to support Latin American independence and condemn slavery and other forms of colonial exploitation. It is these voluminous…
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- Title Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain, Volume 1: A Critical Edition
- Author Alexander Von Humboldt; Vera M. Kutzinski (Editor); Ottmar Ette (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 632
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780226651385 / 022665138X
- Weight 2.15 lbs (0.98 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.6 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 4.06 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: Mexican
- Library of Congress subjects Mexico, Mexico - Description and travel
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019005351
- Dewey Decimal Code 917.2
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