Wilhelm von Humboldt and Transcultural Communication in a Multicultural World

JOHN WALKER is Emeritus Reader in German Intellectual History at Birkbeck College, University of London, and teaches at the University of Cambridge.

In keeping with the value that Humboldt ascribes to open communication, Walker's argument is dialogic throughout, consisting of careful summaries of works by critics, philosophers, and theologians, followed
by judicious critique.

In its breadth and depth, this book magisterially attends to the contemporary importance and significance of Wilhelm von Humboldt and his works in his own times and ours. What makes this capacious study perhaps most distinctive is that Walker's publication through English widens access to Humboldt's reprioritization of non-European vernaculars and speakers in the communication of new knowledge.

Professor Dr Marko Pajevic, College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, University of Tartu:
This book is not only an important contribution to the Anglo-American scholarship on Wilhelm von Humboldt. It also constitutes an inspiring enrichment of a multitude of contemporary debates of high social and political relevance and thus demonstrates the prime importance of Humanities research for our time.

The book goes far beyond being a significant contribution to Humboldt studies in English; it is an inspiring enrichment for a wide range of contemporary debates of great social and political importance.

Das Buch geht weit über einen bedeutenden Beitrag zur Humboldt-Forschung in englischer Sprache hinaus; es ist eine inspirierende Bereicherung für eine Vielzahl zeitgenössischer Debatten von großer sozialer und politischer Bedeutung.