The invention of Humboldt : on the geopolitics of knowledge

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The invention of Humboldt : on the geopolitics of knowledge

edited by Mark Thurner and Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra

（Routledge studies in global Latin America）

Routledge, 2023

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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  • The apotheosis of Humboldt during the nineteenth century / Leoncio López-Ocón ; translated by Mark Thurner
  • A sense of place : early modern roots of Humboldt's natural history practices / Florike Egmond
  • Six days on Tenerife : the making of Humboldt's tropical antique / Peter Mason
  • Caldas and Humboldt in the Andes : who invented biogeography? / Alberto Gómez Gutiérrez
  • An archaeology of Mutis's disappearing gift to Humboldt / José Antonio Amaya ; translated by Mark Thurner
  • Incas, Pyramids and Amazons : notes on Humboldt's equatorial encounters / Neil Safier
  • Humboldt's magic mountain / Juan Pimentel ; translated byPeter Mason
  • Peruvian desencuentro : Humboldt's fog, Unanue's Light / Mark Thurner
  • Air in a flask : the Mexican making of Humboldt's objects of knowledge / Miruna Achim and Gabriela Goldin Marcovich
  • Humboldt's misreading of the mercantilist face of New Spain / José Enrique Covarrubias ; translated by Mark Thurner
  • Bonpland's cactus, or trafficking in exotics and ignorance / Irina Podgorny
  • Humboldt's Columbus, or the Iberian worlds that Humboldt ignored / Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra

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内容説明

The Invention of Humboldt is a game-changing volume of essays by leading scholars of the Hispanic world that explodes many myths about Alexander von Humboldt and his world. Rather than 'follow in Humboldt's footsteps,' this book outlines the new critical horizon of post-Humboldtian Humboldt studies: the archaeology of all that lies buried under the Baron's epistemological footprint. Contrary to the popular image of Humboldt as a solitary 'adventurer' and 'hero of science' surrounded by New World nature, The Invention of Humboldt demonstrates that the Baron's opus and practice was largely derivative of the knowledge communities and archives of the Hispanic world. Although Humboldtian writing has invented a powerful cult that has served to erase the sources of his knowledge and practice, in truth Humboldt did not 'invent nature,' nor did he pioneer global science: he was the beneficiary of Iberian natural science and globalization. Nor was Humboldt a pioneering, 'postcolonial' cultural relativist. Instead, his anthropological views of the Americas were Orientalist and historicist and, in most ways, were less enlightened than those of his Creole contemporaries. This book will reshape the landscape of Humboldt scholarship. It is essential reading for all those interested in Alexander von Humboldt, the Hispanic American enlightenment, and the global history of science and knowledge.

目次

1. The Apotheosis of Humboldt during the Nineteenth Century Leoncio Lopez-Ocon 2. A Sense of Place: Early Modern Roots of Humboldt's Natural History Practices Florike Egmond 3. Six Days on Tenerife: The Making of Humboldt's Tropical Antique Peter Mason 4. Caldas and Humboldt in the Andes: Who Invented Biogeography? Alberto Gomez Gutierrez 5. An Archaeology of Mutis' Disappearing Gift to Humboldt Jose Antonio Amaya 6. Incas, Pyramids, and Amazons: Notes on Humboldt's Equatorial Encounters Neil Safier 7. Humboldt's Magic Mountain Juan Pimentel 8. Peruvian Desencuentro: Humboldt's Fog, Unanue's Light Mark Thurner 9. Air in a Flask: The Mexican Making of Humboldt's Objects of Knowledge Miruna Achim and Gabriela Goldin Marcovich 10. Humboldt's Misreading of the Mercantilist Face of New Spain Jose Enrique Covarrubias 11. Bonpland's Cactus, Or Trafficking in Exotics and Ignorance Irina Podgorny 12. Humboldt's Columbus, Or the Iberian Worlds that Humboldt Ignored Jorge Canizares-Esguerra

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