{"product_id":"clios-laws-on-history-and-language-hardback-9781477319260","title":"Clio's Laws; On History and Language (Hardback) 9781477319260","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eClio's Laws\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOn History and Language\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMauricio Tenorio-Trillo (Author), Mary Ellen Fieweger (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477319260, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 December 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.567 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eClio's Laws\u003c\/i\u003e constitutes a fresh depiction of the way history is now conceived and written, far removed from the rigid canons established by its historicist founders...A whole gallery of historical figures, professional historians and literary authors file past over the course of the book, hugely enriching what could have been reduced to a general survey of the most important ideas on the relationship between history and language....\u003ci\u003eClio's Laws\u003c\/i\u003e is undoubtedly a valuable and original contribution to the field of historiography and historical-literary criticism, as well as to Latin American studies.\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of the Philosophy of History) \u003cdiv\u003eAn eccentric assortment of writings that play, mostly in an ironic and irreverent mode, with the transnational topoi of Latin Americanist historiography as the author has lived and performed them over his notable career trajectory from Mexico to Barcelona and Chicago...the torsions of living, translating, and publishing between one or another manner of Spanish and English...animates the entire collection and may be taken to be its primary insight.\u003c\/div\u003e (Hispanic American Historical Review) \u003cdiv\u003eTenorio-Trillo’s book will delight any so-called history buff...\u003ci\u003eClio’s Laws\u003c\/i\u003e includes so many references across Europe and the Americas that it can be both enticing and dizzying for the reader...Tenorio-Trillo shows a respect for the tradition of historiography but has the mindfulness to discuss its current transformations. Readers convinced by Tenorio-Trillo’s playful attitude toward historical imagination will enjoy this book in two ways: they will learn a lot about historiography and history writing, and they will see imaginative history writing being practiced. The pleasure of reading Tenorio-Trillo is worth the price of the book.\u003c\/div\u003e (Chiricú Journal) \u003cdiv\u003eExpansive and provocative...\u003ci\u003eClio’s Laws\u003c\/i\u003e provokes deep thoughts about history: not just the standard reflections on objectivity and knowledge, but rather takes the reader through a range of often idiosyncratic topics spanning from the laws of history to personal narratives, historical imagination, memory, and language...\u003ci\u003eClio’s Laws\u003c\/i\u003e both reminded me of-and exposed me again to-the love of being a historian, reveling in imagination and the very human stories we share and contemplate...This is a book that deserves wide readership, both among graduate students as well as practicing historians needing a reconnection with what makes our calling unique...This is an excellent book.\u003c\/div\u003e (American Historical Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a unique perspective on the very notions and practices of storytelling, history, memory, and language, \u003ci\u003eClio’s Laws\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenorio-Trillo presents his own version of an \u003ci\u003ears historica\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreamble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI. On History\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. The Laws of History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. Poetry and History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. The Historical Imagination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. Reading History Today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. Celebrating History: Between \u003ci\u003eSer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEstar\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. Self-History and Autobiography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7. Six Life Stories by Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eII. On Language\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8. Polyglotism and Monolingualism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9. Amar queriendo como en otro tiempo: Language, Memory, and Boleros\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10. Wicked Tongue (Extracts)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52590957101336,"sku":"9781477319260","price":31.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/clios-laws-on-history-and-language-hardback-9781477319260","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}