Jacob Burckhardt and the Crisis of Modernity
( McGill-Queens Studies in the History of Ideas )
Publication series ：McGill-Queens Studies in the History of Ideas
Publisher： McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication year： 2000
E-ISBN: 9780773564206
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780773510272
Subject： K06 historical research
Keyword： 史学理论
Language： ENG
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Description
With the values of Western civilization increasingly under siege, economic crises, political unrest, and environmental degradation oblige us to reassess the assumptions of modern mass society. Jacob Burckhardt and the Crisis of Modernity, the first major study in English dedicated entirely to Burckhardt, offers a compelling and timely interpretative and synthetic analysis of Burckhardt's unique challenge to the values and assumptions of modern society, placing it within the context of his political ideology and his work in history and art history. Focusing on Burckhardt's lesser-known writings, John Hinde provides a new assessment of his position.