Namier

British  

/ ˈneɪmɪə /

noun

1. Sir Lewis Bernstein , original name Ludwik Bernsztajn vel Niemirowski . 1888–1960, British historian, born in Poland: noted esp for his studies of 18th-century British politics

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Namier

In his greatest work, Namier demolished the long-accepted interpretation of 18th century English politics.

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Namier felt that most ideologies were shams, and was prepared to prove it.

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But to Namier, as to Disraeli, these were symbols of a stable, successful society.

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"Some political philosophers complain of a 'tired lull' and the absence at present of argument on general politics in this country." wrote British Historian Lewis Namier before his death in 1960.

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Namier, Professor Masaryk, Dr. Beneš, V. Nosek and others will be found in the weekly review of foreign politics, the New Europe, published by Messrs. Constable & Co.,

From Independent Bohemia An Account of the Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Liberty by Vladimír Nosek

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