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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Namier sifted speeches of the period, records, diaries and letters.

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Says Namier: "Had this been written about France in June 1789, how much would it have been quoted as remarkable prophecy, and an explanation of what followed."

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Like another famous British Jew, Disraeli, Namier was accused of snobbery because of his weakness for aristocracy and great homes.

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Namier traces his troubles to a tyrannical father: "A rebel towards his father and his political chiefs, he turned into a heavy father when acting for the mother country in relation to her offspring."

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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 Nosek, Vladimír

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