{"product_id":"herders-political-thought-9781442643024","title":"Herders Political Thought","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVicki A. Spencer reveals Herder as one of the first Western philosophers to grapple seriously with cultural diversity without abandoning a commitment to universal values and the first to make language and culture an issue of justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents  Introduction\t     1 The Origin of Language\t     2 Expressivism\t     3 Culture, Identity and Community\t     4 The Pluralist Alternative\t     5 Nationalism\t     6 Republicanism\t     7 Multiculturalism   Conclusion    Bibliography","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408364872023,"sku":"9781442643024","price":50.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442643024.jpg?v=1730502645","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/herders-political-thought-9781442643024","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}