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22 de nov. de 2010 · The Humboldt current : nineteenth-century exploration and the roots of American environmentalism by Sachs, Aaron (Aaron Jacob) Publication date 2006 ... Pdf_module_version 0.0.23 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1429541679 urn:oclc:441875115 urn:isbn:1429541709 ...
The Humboldt Current Aaron Jacob Sachs,2007 The naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) achieved unparalleled fame in his own time. Today, however, he and his enormous legacy to American thought are virtually unknown. In The Humboldt Current, Aaron Sachs traces Humboldt's pervasive influence on American history through
1 de jul. de 2008 · The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism. July 2008. Annals of the American Association of Geographers 98 (3):745-747. DOI:...
1 de oct. de 2007 · Aaron Sachs argues that the life and writings of the Prussian explorer and scientist Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) demonstrate how exposure to extreme natural settings and immersion in native cultures can engender the kind of humility, egalitarianism, and holism needed to make the environmental movement relevant in a new ...
The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism.
1 de jun. de 2007 · Aaron Sachs's first book, The Humboldt Current, is certainly ambitious. Based on his dissertation (Yale University, 2004), it seeks to correct traditional imperialistic interpretations of nineteenth-century exploration by selecting several American explorers who, he argues, followed Alexander von Humboldt's “ecological” insights ...
Aaron Sachs. Penguin, Jul 31, 2007 - History - 512 pages. A masterly and beautifully written account of the impact of Alexander von Humboldt on nineteenth-century American history and culture...
