The New History and the Old: Critical Essays and Reappraisals, Revised Edition
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 Oldis as splendid as an Olympic fencing match. (J. H. PlumbWall Street Journal)One can only share Ms. Himmelfarb's hope that we shall soon be allowed to 'find a renewed excitement in the drama of events, the power of ideas, and the dignity of individuals'...[The New History and the Old] will serve as a powerful corrective to many unquestioned assumptions. (Neil McKendrickNew York Times Book Review)