Judgments on History and Historians

by Jacob Burckhardt

Book Overview

Renowned for his Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy and Reflections on History, Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) has well been described as "the most civilized historian of the nineteenth century." Judgments on History and Historians consists of records collected by Emil D rr from Burckhardt's lecture notes for history courses at the University of Basel from 1865 to 1885. The 149 brief sections span five eras: Antiquity, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865972079
• ISBN13: 9780865972070
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5