Selected Basque Writings: The Basques and Announcement of a Publication

by Wilhelm von Humboldt

Book Overview

The Selected Basque Writings of Wilhelm von Humboldt fills a gap in the scholarly literature on the renowned Prussian philosopher, linguist, and statesman by providing the first English-language translation of his own account of the second of two seminal trips to the Basque Country in 1801. Humboldt's encounter with Basque culture was crucial to the later development of his influential thinking on progressive liberalism, and in particular his reconciliation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935709445
• ISBN13: 9781935709442
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Center for Basque Studies Press
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.