![]() ![]() ![]() The Polish Way, which featured in the best-seller lists for several weeks when it came out in 1987 and was reprinted many times over the next three decades, opened up a neglected area of Europe’s past, transcending national boundaries. ![]() Bored by the parochial way in which it was taught, he switched to Modern Languages (he speaks French, Italian, and Russian as well as Polish) which proved invaluable, giving him a broader historical perspective.Īvoiding the constraints of academe, even visiting professorships, he has ploughed a resolutely independent furrow, choosing to research and write about often unfashionable subjects.ĭrawn as much by the historical processes at work there as by family ties, he began to visit Poland in the late 1960s and explore its history and culture. He was educated at Downside and Oxford, where he read History. ![]()
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