Introduction: The quest for principles and patters
Antiquity: the dawn of the 'Humanities'
Middle Ages: the universal and the particular
Early modern era: The unity of the Humanities
Modern era: the Humanites renewed
Conclusion: Insights from the Humanaties that changed the world.
A new history of the humanities : the search for principles and patterns from Antiquity to the present by Rens Bod. ISBN 9780199665211. Published by Oxford University Press in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.