Translating the Enlightenment : Scottish civic discourse in eighteenth-century Germany /

This study examines how political ideas travel across languages and cultures. It examines the reception in Germany of the civic theories of the Scottish Enlightenment thinker Adam Ferguson and shows how German intellectuals misread his work in a way which opened up fruitful insights.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Oz-Salzberger, Fania
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1995.
Series:	Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:	Ferguson, Adam, > 1723-1816. Enlightenment > Scotland. Political science > Scotland > History. Enlightenment > Germany. Culture diffusion > Germany > History > 18th century. Scotland > Intellectual life > 18th century. Scotland > Intellectual life > 19th century. Germany > Intellectual life > 18th century. Germany > Civilization. Germany > Intellectual life > 19th century. Siècle des Lumières > Écosse. Siècle des Lumières > Allemagne. Diffusion culturelle > Allemagne > Histoire > 18e siècle. Écosse > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siècle. Écosse > Vie intellectuelle > 19e siècle. Allemagne > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siècle. Allemagne > Civilisation. Allemagne > Vie intellectuelle > 19e siècle. Civilization. Culture diffusion. Enlightenment. Intellectual life. Political science. Germany. Scotland. Regions & Countries - Europe. History & Archaeology. 1700-1899 Electronic books. History.
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Summary:	This study examines how political ideas travel across languages and cultures. It examines the reception in Germany of the civic theories of the Scottish Enlightenment thinker Adam Ferguson and shows how German intellectuals misread his work in a way which opened up fruitful insights.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 356 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-339) and index.
ISBN:	1280767227 9781280767227