will capture the attention of everyone who cares about the study of history.

History helps us understand change, provides clues to our own identity, and hones our moral sense. But history is not a stand-alone discipline. Indeed, its own history is incomplete without recognition of its debt to its companions in the humane and social sciences. In Clio among the Muses, noted historiographer Peter Charles Hoffer relates the story of this remarkable collaboration. 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.
Intimate and irreverent at times, Clio among the Muses synthesizes a remarkable array of information. Clear and concise in its review of the companionship between history and its coordinate disciplines, fair-minded in its assessment of the contributions of history to other disciplines and these disciplines' contributions to history, Clio among the Muses will capture the attention of everyone who cares about the study of history. For as the author demonstrates, the study of history is something unique, ennobling, and necessary. One can live without religion, philosophy and the rest. One cannot exist without history. Rigorously documented throughout, the book offers a unique perspective on the craft of history.

"Hoffer successfully argues that no matter the discipline, history remains vital, supported and enriched by these connections much as the mythological Clio was linked to each of her fellow Greek muses." - Publishers Weekly

"With broad learning, stout argument, and common sense, Peter Charles Hoffers newest book enters into a discussion about historys place within the humanities . . . . [T]his is a lively, useful, thought-provoking, and distinctive book." - The Journal of American History

"This short engaging volume opens up some important questions concerning the relationship between history and other academic disciplines. In doing so, Hoffer shows very well why those questions are not simply of academic interest." - The Journal of the Historical Association

"An updated pantheon is certainly implied in Peter Charles Hoffer's Clio Among the Muses: Essays on History and the Humanities. Clio, demigoddess in charge of history, is traditionally depicted with a scroll or a book. But as portrayed by Hoffera professor of history at the University of Georgiashe is in regular communication with her peers in philosophy, law, the social sciences, and policy studies. I picture her juggling tablet, laptop and cellphone, in the contemporary manner." - Inside Higher Ed

"Intimate and irreverent at times, Clio among the Musessynthesizes a remarkable array of information. Clear and concise in its review of the companionship between history and its coordinate disciplines, fair-minded in its assessment of the contributions of history to other disciplines' contributions to history, Clio among the Museswill capture the attention of everyone who cares about the study of history." - Legal History Blog

"[A]n engaging book of enormous intellectual breadth and insight. Hoffer has read widely and made a strong case that history 'should stand at the center of our quest for a truly humane spirit.'" - American Historical Review

"Hoffer masters the extensive subject matter by applying the same analytical pattern to all chapters: brief remarks on the relationship between history and the other disciplines; texts that illuminate the different approaches to truth finding; and history's contributions to and gains from the debate. The author's expertise and lucid writing have enabled him to produce an informative small book on a vast topic." - Choice