Univ of Chicago Pr 2011 Hardcover New 496 pages. 9.10x6.20x1.50 inches.

ISBN10: 0226465675, ISBN13: 9780226465678, [publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr] Hardcover 496 pages. 9.10x6.20x1.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2011]

New. The research Alexander von Humboldt amassed during his five-year trek through the Americas in the early nineteenth century proved foundational to the fields of botany, geography, and geology. But his visit to Cuba during this time yielded observations that extended far beyond the natural world. "Political Essay on the Island of Cuba" is a physical and cultural study of the island nation. In it, Humboldt denounces colonial slavery on both moral and economic grounds and stresses the vital importance of improving intercultural relations throughout the Americas. Humboldt's most controversial book, "Political Essay on the Island of Cuba" was banned, censored, and willfully mistranslated to suppress Humboldt's strong antislavery sentiments. It re-emerges here, newly translated from the original two-volume French edition, to introduce a new generation of readers to Humboldt's astonishing multiplicity of scientific and philosophical perspectives. In their critical introduction, Vera M. Kutzinski and Ottmar Ette emphasize Humboldt's rare ability to combine scientific rigor with a cosmopolitan consciousness and a deeply felt philosophical humanism. The result is a work on Cuba of historical import that will attract historians of science as well as cultural historians, political scientists, and literary scholars. ISBN 0226465675 9780226465678 [GB]

ISBN10: 0226465675, ISBN13: 9780226465678, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Hardcover
[Columbia, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2011]
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Chicago: University of Chicago Press, Date: 2011. First printing. 8vo. 519 pp. Black cloth. Fine in Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 2011. University of Chicago Press ISBN 0226465675 9780226465678 [US]

Chicago, IL University of Chicago Press 2011 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Fine jacket First Printing. xxvi, 519 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.

ISBN10: 0226465675, ISBN13: 9780226465678, [publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL] Hardcover First Edition First Printing. xxvi, 519 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
[Belfast, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2011]
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Chicago University of Chicago Press 2011 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 0226465675. A nice, bright copy.; Alexander Von Humboldt In English; B&W maps; 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.5 inches; 519 pages.

ISBN10: 0226465675, ISBN13: 9780226465678, [publisher: University of Chicago Press, c.2011,] Hardcover University of Chicago Press, c.2011, 1st., 8vo., cloth, (xxvi,519)pp., 2 folding maps, VG/VG $
[Sylva, NC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2011]