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In Babel's Shadow: Language, Philology, and Nation in Nineteenth-century Germany
Tuska Benes
In Babel's Shadow: Language, Philology, and Nation in Nineteenth-century Germany
Tuska Benes
Presents a comprehensive cultural history of the language sciences in nineteenth-century Germany. This book situates German language scholarship in relation to European nationalism, nineteenth-century notions of race and ethnicity, the methodologies of humanistic inquiry, and debates over the interpretation of scripture.
416 pages, 12 illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | August 27, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780814333044 |
Publishers | Wayne State University Press |
Pages | 416 |
Dimensions | 238 × 155 × 31 mm · 771 g |
Language | English |