The Frist two chapters and part of the third chapter were translated by Tom Bottonmore and remainder by David Frisby. I would like to thank Glyn Adey for supplying me with a draft translation of some sections of the present volume. Our greatest debt must be to the late keathe Mengelberg who originally provided a draft of the whole volume. Without the assistance of this earlier work, it is doubful whether the present translation could have been complated. This translation is therefore dedicated to her memory.
I would also like to thank Pru Larsen for the onerous task of typing the manuscript in its final version. I am grateful to the Leverhulme Trust for awarding me a Faculty Fellowship in European Studies which enabled me to undertake the research for the introduction to this translation at the University of Konstanz, and to Professor Horst Baier for his assistance in its preparation.
David Frisby