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Conservative revolutionary : the lives of Lewis Namier /

Acclaimed after the Second World War as England's greatest historian, Sir Lewis Namier was an eastern European immigrant who came to idealise the English gentleman and enjoyed close friendship with leading figures of his day, including Winston Churchill. Today, Namier is associated with the bel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hayton, David, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2019
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: In search of Namier
  • 1. Avenues of history: the child and the man, 1888-1913
  • 2. Personalities and powers, 1913-1917
  • 3. Facing east, 1917-1920
  • 4. In the margin of history,1920-1928
  • 5. Skyscrapers, 1928-32
  • 6. Europe in decay, 1932-8
  • 7. In the Nazi era, 1938-47
  • 8. Crossroads of power, 1947-56
  • 9. Conflicts, 1956-60
  • 10. Vanished supremacies: Namier in retrospect
  • Index.