Englishmen And Others
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped. Page Condition: Yellowed/ foxed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Appears intact.
A masterful collection of historical essays from one of Britain's most celebrated and provocative historians, Englishmen and Others gathers A.J.P. Taylor's incisive portraits of notable figures and pivotal moments across European and British history. Taylor brings his trademark wit and scholarly rigour to bear as he profiles statesmen, intellectuals, and historical personalities with the same penetrating eye that made him a broadcasting legend and a household name in mid-twentieth-century Britain. Written with characteristic clarity and irreverence, the pieces range across centuries and continents, illuminating the quirks and contradictions of human character against the grand backdrop of historical events. Each essay argues a distinct point of view with confident, often contrarian flair, challenging received wisdom and inviting readers to reconsider familiar figures in an entirely new light. Taylor, a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, demonstrates here why he remains one of the most readable and stimulating historians of the modern era.
Author: A.J.P. Taylor
Format: Hardback
Published: 1956, Hamish Hamilton
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped. Page Condition: Yellowed/ foxed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Appears intact.
A masterful collection of historical essays from one of Britain's most celebrated and provocative historians, Englishmen and Others gathers A.J.P. Taylor's incisive portraits of notable figures and pivotal moments across European and British history. Taylor brings his trademark wit and scholarly rigour to bear as he profiles statesmen, intellectuals, and historical personalities with the same penetrating eye that made him a broadcasting legend and a household name in mid-twentieth-century Britain. Written with characteristic clarity and irreverence, the pieces range across centuries and continents, illuminating the quirks and contradictions of human character against the grand backdrop of historical events. Each essay argues a distinct point of view with confident, often contrarian flair, challenging received wisdom and inviting readers to reconsider familiar figures in an entirely new light. Taylor, a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, demonstrates here why he remains one of the most readable and stimulating historians of the modern era.