The History of Political and Social Concepts: A Critical Introduction

by Melvin Richter

Since the 1960s, German scholars have developed distinctive methods for writing the history of political, social, and philosophical concepts. Applied to France as well as Germany, their work has set new standards for the historical study of political and social language, Begriffsgeschichte. The questions these scholars address, and the methods they apply systematically to a broad range of sources, differ as much from the styles of Hegel, Dilthey,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195088263
• ISBN13: 9780195088267
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"