"It is good to see Herder defended against various widely held prejudices with skill, insight, and philosophical sophistication by one of the leading authorities working in English on his political and historical thought." Arnd Bohm, Department of English, Carleton University "One of the best-known and most prolific Herder scholars of the last four decades, Barnard revisits and elaborates on a number of themes relating to Herder's social and political thinking." Choice