The invention of nature : Alexander von Humboldt's new world / by Andrea Wulf.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 2015Description: 473 p. : illus. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780385350662
- 92 HUM
- Q143.H9 W85 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue -- Part 1. Departure: Emerging ideas -- Part 2. Arrival: Collecting ideas -- Part 3. Return: Sorting ideas -- Part 4. Influence: Spreading ideas -- Part 5. New worlds: Evolving ideas.
A portrait of the German naturalist reveals his ongoing influence on humanity's relationship with the natural world today, discussing such topics as his views on climate change, conservation, and nature as a resource for all life.
English.
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