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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Francesco Boldizzoni |
ISBN: | 9780691144009 0691144001 |
OCLC Number: | 798370304 |
Description: | xi, 216 p. : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Truth on the cross : science and ideology -- Economics with a human face? -- The fanciful world of Clio -- The world we have lost : microeconomic history -- The world we have lost : macroeconomic perspectives -- Building on the past : the creative power of history. |
Responsibility: | Francesco Boldizzoni. |
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"Most of Boldizzoni's examples of bad economic history are also examples of bad economics. There are no shortcuts to good work. The merit of this book is to remind us of that sad truth."--George Grantham, Journal of Economic History "[Boldizzoni's] sensible guidelines--which do not negate the importance of either theory or quantification--should become standard practice for historians who want to venture beyond their own discipline into the world of social science."--Michael B. Katz, Journal of American History "The Poverty of Clio is a vigorous polemic that convincingly points out the deficiencies of current economic history. It is an extremely learned book that draws on a wide array of research from different fields... [T]he book makes an important contribution to rethinking the state of the art and to--hopefully--realigning economic history more closely with general history."--Justus Nipperdey, European Review of History "I ... found The Poverty of Clio an interesting and stimulating read, recommendable for anyone interested in economic history."--Erik Bengtsson, Economic Sociology Read more...

