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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Vicki A. SpencerPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Edition: 3rd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.80cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9781442643024ISBN 10: 1442643021 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 28 April 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Introduction 1 The Origin of Language 2 Expressivism 3 Culture, Identity and Community 4 The Pluralist Alternative 5 Nationalism 6 Republicanism 7 Multiculturalism Conclusion BibliographyReviews'Spencer's study is an excellent illumination of key concepts of Herder's thinking... It makes a major contribution to our better understanding of a key eighteenth-century figure whose wide-ranging intellectual achievement and contemporary relevance deserve a much broader English-speaking audience.' -- Ulrike Wagner German Quarterly winter 2013 'Spencer's Herder's Political Thought is an excellent survey of the political ideas of Johann Gottfried Herder... To see her grasp of Herder's ideas and their significance laid out in full at long last is a true delight... This is a fine book.' -- Russell Arben Fox The Review of Politics vol 75:04:2013 'Spencer has crafted a lucid, thorough reinterpretation of Johann Gottfried Herder's thought that highlights his distinctive contributions to the enlightenment, the Counter-Enlightenment and subsequent periods.' -- D.N Byrne Political Science vol 65:01:2013 'Spencer's study is an excellent illumination of key concepts of Herder's thinking... It makes a major contribution to our better understanding of a key eighteenth-century figure whose wide-ranging intellectual achievement and contemporary relevance deserve a much broader English-speaking audience.' -- Ulrike Wagner German Quarterly winter 2013 ‘Spencer’s study is an excellent illumination of key concepts of Herder’s thinking… It makes a major contribution to our better understanding of a key eighteenth-century figure whose wide-ranging intellectual achievement and contemporary relevance deserve a much broader English-speaking audience.’ - Ulrike Wagner (German Quarterly winter 2013) ‘Spencer’s Herder’s Political Thought is an excellent survey of the political ideas of Johann Gottfried Herder… To see her grasp of Herder’s ideas and their significance laid out in full at long last is a true delight… This is a fine book.’ - Russell Arben Fox (The Review of Politics vol 75:04:2013) ‘Spencer has crafted a lucid, thorough reinterpretation of Johann Gottfried Herder’s thought that highlights his distinctive contributions to the enlightenment, the Counter-Enlightenment and subsequent periods.’ - D.N Byrne (Political Science vol 65:01:2013) 'Spencer's Herder's Political Thought is an excellent survey of the political ideas of Johann Gottfried Herder... To see her grasp of Herder's ideas and their significance laid out in full at long last is a true delight... This is a fine book.' -- Russell Arben Fox 'Spencer has crafted a lucid, thorough reinterpretation of Johann Gottfried Herder's thought that highlights his distinctive contributions to the enlightenment, the Counter-Enlightenment and subsequent periods.' -- D.N Byrne 'Spencer's study is an excellent illumination of key concepts of Herder's thinking... It makes a major contribution to our better understanding of a key eighteenth-century figure whose wide-ranging intellectual achievement and contemporary relevance deserve a much broader English-speaking audience.' -- Ulrike Wagner Author InformationVicki A. Spencer is a senior lecturer in the Department of Politics at the University of Otago. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |