History of concepts: comparative perspectives

Abstract: Although vastly influential in German-speaking Europe, conceptual history (Begriffsgeschichte) has until now received little attention in English. This genre of intellectual history differs from both the French history of mentalités and the Anglophone history of discourses by positing the concept - the key occupier of significant syntactical space - as the object of historical investigation. Contributions by distinguished practitioners and critics of conceptual history from Europe and America illustrate both the distinctiveness and diversity of the genre. The first part of the book is devoted to the origins and identity of the field, as well as methodological issues. Part two presents exemplary studies focusing either on a particular concept (such as Maurizio Viroli's 'Reason of the State') or a particular approach to conceptual history (e.g. Bernard Scholz for literary criticism and Terence Ball for political science). The final, most innovative section of the book looks at concep

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
ISBN
9789053563069
Extent
Online-Ressource, IX, 293 S.
Language
Deutsch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Classification
Politik

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Veröffentlichung
(where)
Amsterdam
(who)
Amsterdam Univ. Press
(when)
1998
Contributor

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-330519
Rights
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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