ENGLISH

Reflections on History

By Jacob Burckhardt

Book information

Year
1979
ISBN
0913966371, 9780913966372, 091396638X, 9780913966389
ASIN
B0007JSZAQ,B0007JJHP8
LCC
D16.8 .B812 1979
Open Library ID
OL21253451M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8507305 bytes)
Edition
2nd
Pages
354\219
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Almost alone among nineteenth-century historians, Jacob Burckhardt saw the totalitarian direction that history could take. This book (first published in English in 1943 as "Force and Freedom") is a guide to the study and comprehension of historical processes. Burckhardt makes a clear distinction between the state and the voluntary activities of society. He focuses on the nature and reciprocal interactions of the state, religion, and culture.

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