Cosmos and Colonialism: Alexander Von Humboldt in Cultural Criticism

by Oliver Lubrich

Alexander von Humboldt explored the Spanish Empire on the verge of its collapse (1799-1804). He is the most significant German travel writer and the most important mediator between Europe and the Americas of the nineteenth century. His works integrated knowledge from two dozen domains. Today, he is at the center of debates on imperial discourse, postcolonialism, and globalization. This collection of fifty essays brings together a range of responses,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857452665
• ISBN13: 9780857452665
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.0"