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On 37 pages and attached notes, Alexander von Humboldt recorded his observations
about slavery in Cuba and the Caribbean and outlined analyses on the economy,
population, society, and politics of the region. The journal fragment dates from
his second stay in Cuba in 1804. It marks the beginning of Humboldt’s intensive
examination of slavery; a question for humanity that would occupy him until the
end of his life. The Cuban journal is presented here for the first time in a
scholarly edition.
Edited by Ulrike Leitner, Piotr Tylus and Michael Zeuske
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