The passage to cosmos alexander von humboldt and the shaping of america walls laura dassow isbn 9780226871837 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. The passage to cosmos alexander von humboldt and the shaping of america english edition ebook walls laura dassow amazonde kindle shop. The passage to cosmos alexander von humboldt and the shaping of america by laura dassow walls chicago university of chicago press 2009 pp xv 4043500 alexander von humboldt should be ranked as one of the most influential thinkers of the nineteenth century among his contem poraries arguably only charles darwin and karl marx have . In reclaiming humboldts transcultural and transdisciplinary project walls situates america in a lively and contested field of ideas actions and interests and reaches beyond to a new worldview. The passage to cosmos alexander von humboldt and the shaping of america by laura dassow walls