Jacob Burckhardt's Social and Political Thought
- Author/Creator:
- Sigurdson, Richard, author
- Publication/Creation:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Jacob Burckhardt's Social and Political Thought / Richard Sigurdson
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Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- A historian in troubled times -- Cultural versus political history : Burckhardt and Ranke -- Burckhardt's cultural history : philosophy, style, and poetry -- Elements : scepticism, organicism, and human nature -- Themes : freedom, the state, and society -- Burckhardt and Nietzsche : two critiques of modernity -- Conclusion : an astute political thinker.
- Summary:
- "Best known as the author of The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt (1818-97) is one of the most important figures in the development of European historiography. His critique of modernity and his emphasis on the importance of cultural history have helped to shape intellectual history in Europe, as have his analyses of political power, particularly those concerning totalitarianism. In this work, the first book-length study in English of Burckhardt's political and social thought, Richard Sigurdson explores the major themes in Burckhardt's political writings: the relationship between the individual and mass society, the tensions between equality and excellence, the quality and nature of culture in a mass age, and the role of the intellectual in the modern world."--Jacket.
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (292 p.)
- General Note:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Additional Physical Form:
- Issued also in print.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936952103702486
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-7636-1
- OCLC Number:
- 1002263959
1004872843
1011446238
1013960991
999354757
244768800
944178009 - Other Identifiers:
- doi: 10.3138/9781442676367
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