Historicism and the Human Sciences in Victorian Britain
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- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2020
Summary
Historicism and the Human Sciences in Victorian Britain
This book explores the rise and nature of historicist thinking about such varied topics as life, race, character, literature, language, economics, empire, and law. The contributors demonstrate that Victorians commonly viewed life and society as developing historically, making history central to their intellectual inquiries and public culture.
While drawing on some Enlightenment themes, Victorian historicist ideas were a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781108814164 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1108814166 |
| Author: | Mark Bevir |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2020 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 150mm x 230mm x 15mm |
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‘Bevir’s aim for the book is an important and a timely one. … Bevir and the individual essayists are to be thanked for having brought the several strands of nineteenth-century British historicism into relationship with the wider debates they did so much to reconfigure.’ Joshua Bennett, The English Historical Review
About The Author
Mark Bevir
Mark Bevir is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for British Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of various books, including A Theory of Governance (2013), Governance: A Very Short Introduction (2012), The Making of British Socialism (2011), Democratic Governance (2010), and The Logic of the History of Ideas (1999).
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