J. G. Herder on Social and Political Culture

by J.G. Herder, Frederick M. Barnard, Johann Gottfried Herder

Book Overview

The texts collected in this volume, which was originally published in 1969, contain Herder's most original and stimulating ideas on politics, history and language. They had for the most part not been previously available in English. In his introduction, Professor Barnard analyses the basic premises of Herder's political thought against the background of the Enlightenment. He examines Herder's concepts of language, community and culture, his theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521133815
• ISBN13: 9780521133814
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"