Clio among the muses : essays on history and the humanities /
Hoffer traces history's complicated partnership with its coordinate disciplines of religion, philosophy, the social sciences, literature, biography, policy studies, and law. As in ancient days, when Clio was preeminent among the other eight muses, so today, the author argues that history can an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2014]
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| Summary: | Hoffer traces history's complicated partnership with its coordinate disciplines of religion, philosophy, the social sciences, literature, biography, policy studies, and law. As in ancient days, when Clio was preeminent among the other eight muses, so today, the author argues that history can and should claim pride of place in the study of past human action and thought. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 187 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781479832835 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 1479832839 (hbk. : acid-free paper) |