The German Conception of History: The National Tradition of Historical Thought from Herder to the Present

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THE GERMAN CONCEPTION OF HISTORY This page intentionally left blank To James Luther Adams This page intentionally left blank THE NATIONAL TRADITION OF HISTORICAL THOUGHT FROM HERDER TO THE PRESENT By Georg G. Iggers Revised Edition Wesley an University Press MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT The GermanConception of History Copyright © 1968 by Wesleyan University, 1983 by Georg G. Iggers All inquiries and permissions requests should be addressed to the Publisher , Wesleyan University Press, 110 Mt. Vernon Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06457 Distributed by Harper &Row Publishers, Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18512 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Iggers, Georg G. The German conception of history. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Germany—Historiography I. Title. DD86.I34 1983 943'.0072 83-1337 ISBN 0-8195-6080-4 Manufactured in the United States of America First printing 1968 First Wesleyan paperback edition 1983 ...