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The invention of nature : Alexander von Humboldt's new world / by Andrea Wulf.

By:

Wulf, Andrea

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 2015Description: 473 p. : illus. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780385350662

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

92 HUM

LOC classification:

Q143.H9 W85 2015

Partial contents:

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.

Abstract: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	92 HUM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009022

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.

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