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The Mind of the Nation: Volkerpsyscholie in Germany, 1851-1955
Egbert Klautke
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Description for The Mind of the Nation: Volkerpsyscholie in Germany, 1851-1955
Hardback. This book follows the invention of the discipline in the nineteenth century, its rise around the turn of the century, and its ultimate demise after the Second World War. In addition, it shows that despite the repudiation of "folk psychology", the discipline remains relevant as a precursor of contemporary studies of "national identity." Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Volkerpsychologie played an important role in establishing the social sciences via the works of such scholars as Georg Simmel, Emile Durkheim, Ernest Renan, Franz Boas, and Werner Sombart. In Germany, the intellectual history of folk psychology was represented by Moritz Lazarus, Heymann Steinthal, Wilhelm Wundt and Willy Hellpach. This book follows the invention of the discipline in the nineteenth century, its rise around the turn of the century and its ultimate demise after the Second World War. In addition, it shows that despite the repudiation of folk psychology and its failed institutionalization, the discipline remains relevant ... Read more
Volkerpsychologie played an important role in establishing the social sciences via the works of such scholars as Georg Simmel, Emile Durkheim, Ernest Renan, Franz Boas, and Werner Sombart. In Germany, the intellectual history of folk psychology was represented by Moritz Lazarus, Heymann Steinthal, Wilhelm Wundt and Willy Hellpach. This book follows the invention of the discipline in the nineteenth century, its rise around the turn of the century and its ultimate demise after the Second World War. In addition, it shows that despite the repudiation of folk psychology and its failed institutionalization, the discipline remains relevant ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
407g
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782380191
SKU
V9781782380191
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About Egbert Klautke
Egbert Klautke is Lecturer in the Cultural History of Central Europe in the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College London. He is the author of Unbegrenzte Moglichkeiten: Amerikanisierung in Deutschland und Frankreich, 1900 - 1933 (2003).
Reviews for The Mind of the Nation: Volkerpsyscholie in Germany, 1851-1955
This is a very careful and meticulous study of the history of a forgotten science, namely Volkerpsychologie, a scholarly attempt to study the psychological structure of nations. We can now understand not just its complex origins reaching back to the German intellectual history of the early 19th century, but also the intellectual intricacies in the works of its main protagonists. ... Read more