Download or read book On World History written by Johann Gottfried Herder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1996 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) was an influential German critic and philosopher, whose ideas included "cultural nationalism" - that every nation has its own personality and pattern of growth. This anthology contains excerpts from Herder's writings on world history and related topics.