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The New History and the Old
Gertrude Himmelfarb
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Description for The New History and the Old
Paperback. In this updated edition, the author has added four new essays dealing with changes in the discipline of history, including the effects of postmodernism and the illusions of cosmopolitanism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 258.
For this updated edition of her acclaimed work on historians and the writing of history, Gertrude Himmelfarb adds four insightful and provocative essays dealing with changes in the discipline over the past twenty years. In examining the effects of postmodernism, the illusions of cosmopolitanism, A. J. P. Taylor and revisionism, and Francis Fukuyama's end of history, Himmelfarb enriches her illuminating exploration of the myriad ways-new and old-in which historians make sense of the past.
For this updated edition of her acclaimed work on historians and the writing of history, Gertrude Himmelfarb adds four insightful and provocative essays dealing with changes in the discipline over the past twenty years. In examining the effects of postmodernism, the illusions of cosmopolitanism, A. J. P. Taylor and revisionism, and Francis Fukuyama's end of history, Himmelfarb enriches her illuminating exploration of the myriad ways-new and old-in which historians make sense of the past.
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
257g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674013841
SKU
V9780674013841
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About Gertrude Himmelfarb
Gertrude Himmelfarb is the author of many books, including intellectual biographies of Acton, Darwin, and Mill; essays on the Victorians, including Victorian Minds; the social history studies The Idea of Poverty and The De-Moralization of Society; and reflections on contemporary culture, On Looking into the Abyss and One Nation, Two Cultures.
Reviews for The New History and the Old
Himmelfarb has an intellect of steel as sharp as a razor. For those who enjoy intellectual debate and a concern for the value of the past, The New History and the Old is as splendid as an Olympic fencing match.
J. H. Plumb Wall Street Journal One can only share Ms. Himmelfarb's hope that we shall soon be allowed ... Read more
J. H. Plumb Wall Street Journal One can only share Ms. Himmelfarb's hope that we shall soon be allowed ... Read more