@misc{10481/77552,
year = {2009},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/77552},
abstract = {This study presents an in-depth analysis of Alexander von Humboldt´s descriptions
and critical comments on the colonial society of the different regions he visited during his
well-known expedition through the Americas (1799-1804). The criticisms of colonialism that
he expressed, reflecting his personal convictions, have already been the focal point of many
studies, but Humboldt also was able to offer a more differentiated assessment through comparisons
of regional and local traditions and developments. This essay focuses on his personal
diaries, which offer many interesting comments on colonial societies. These considerations and
impressions made during the expedition are of particular scholarly value since they were not
subject to censorship of any kind.},
organization = {Alexander von
Humboldt Foundation},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation project HUM2007-65125-C02-02/HIST},
publisher = {Universidad de Granada},
keywords = {Alexander von Humboldt},
keywords = {Spanish America},
keywords = {Travel narrative},
keywords = {Colonial societies},
keywords = {Perception of «the other»},
keywords = {Hispanoamérica},
keywords = {Narrativa de viajes},
keywords = {Sociedades colonials},
keywords = {Percepción de «el otro»},
title = {Alexander von Humboldt’s perceptions of colonial Spanish America},
author = {Rebok, Sandra},
}