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Clio's Laws: On History and Language - Couverture rigide

Tenorio-Trillo, Mauricio

 
9781477319260: Clio's Laws: On History and Language
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ISBN 10 : 1477319263 ISBN 13 : 9781477319260
Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2019

Synopsis

Offering a unique perspective on the very notions and practices of storytelling, history, memory, and language, Clio’s Laws collects ten essays (some new and some previously published in Spanish) by a revered voice in global history. Taking its title from the Greek muse of history, this opus considers issues related to the historian’s craft, including nationalism and identity, and draws on Tenorio-Trillo’s own lifetime of experiences as a historian with deep roots in both Mexico and the United States. By turns deeply ironic, provocative, and experimental, and covering topics both lowbrow and highbrow, the essays form a dialogue with Clio about idiosyncratic yet profound matters.

Tenorio-Trillo presents his own version of an ars historica (what history is, why we write it, and how we abuse it) alongside a very personal essay on the relationship between poetry and history. Other selections include an exploration of the effects of a historian’s autobiography, a critique of history’s celebratory obsession, and a guide to reading history in an era of internet searches and too many books. A self-described exile, Tenorio-Trillo has produced a singular tour of the historical imagination and its universal traits.

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À propos de l'auteur

Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo is the Samuel N. Harper Professor of History, Romance Languages, and Literatures at the University of Chicago and an associate professor at the Centro de lnvestigaciÓn y Docencia EconÓmicas (CIDE) in Mexico City. He is the author of several previous books, including La Paz: 1876 and I Speak of the City: Mexico City at the Turn of the Century, which won the Spiro Kostof Book Award from the Society of Architectural Historians.

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Éditeur
University of Texas Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1477319263
ISBN 13 
9781477319260
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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