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Momigliano and Antiquarianism

Foundations of the Modern Cultural Sciences

by (author) Peter N. Miller

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Dec 2007
Category
General, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802092076
    Publish Date
    May 2007
    List Price
    $90.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442629011
    Publish Date
    Dec 2014
    List Price
    $53.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442684591
    Publish Date
    Dec 2007
    List Price
    $111.00

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One of the greatest historians of the twentieth century, Arnaldo Momigliano (1908-1987) is known for his path-breaking studies of ancient Greek and Roman history. The encyclopedic knowledge of the ancient world that Momigliano brought to his work, however, enabled him to make connections between ancient history and the subsequent study of that history. His sweeping vision stretched from antiquity to the present day.

In Momigliano and Antiquarianism, Peter N. Miller brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars to provide the first serious study of Momigliano's history of historical scholarship. At its core, this collection is devoted to one of Momigliano's most celebrated subjects the history of antiquarianism, and one of his most audacious claims, that the decay of early modern antiquarianism actually gave birth to the modern cultural sciences - history, sociology, anthropology, art history, archaeology, and history of religion. Filling a gap in the scholarship, this erudite collection will prove fascinating to teachers and students of classics, history, and the human sciences.

About the author

Peter N. Miller is a professor at the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture.

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Editorial Reviews

‘In its breadth and detail Momigliano and Antiquarianism applies the varied historical and theoretical perspectives that live on in Momigliano’s scholarship and that provide essential insights into how historians conceptualize and write about their subjects and themselves.’

History of the Human Sciences