Studies in history and politics

H. A. L. (Herbert Albert Laurens) Fisher

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• Historiography
• Europe

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 7
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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STUDIES
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HISTORY and POLITICS
By
The HonourableRight
HERBERT FISHER
OXFORD
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
XXMDCCCCOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
LONDON EDINBURGH GLASGOW NEW YORK
CAPE TOWN BOMBAYTORONTO MELBOURNE
HUMPHREY MILFORD
PUBLISHER TOTHE UNIVERSITY
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IF within the modest circle of readers there be thosewhomy
surmise that these thehave beenessays composed during
leisure of official let me hasten to disabuse theirample life,
innocence. No such moments of lettered ease sweetengolden
the austere labours of a member of His administra-Majesty's
for in the crisis of the nerves ittion, though present public
would be unfashionable to assume that he oneany else)(or
his it remainsearns a sombre fact that for a Ministersalary,
of the Crown an is a theeight-hour day luxury beyond
wildest dreams of avarice. The which have beenthen,papers,
here to a and moregathered together, belong previous,
of albeit one has beenexistence,tranquil, stage my published
and others have received some fresh critical touches since
I was called to address to affairs. Theupon myself public
and sixth were out in thethird, fifth,first, papers brought
the second in the theQuarterly Revieiv, Edinburgh Review,
in the in thefourth the HibbertReview, eighthContemporary
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and has been Messrs. MacmillanKing's College published by
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on the Value of Small States was contributed to thepaper
valuable series of war issued the ofpamphlets by Delegates
Press. in volumethe Clarendon the last two theOnly pieces
have so far the of the theescaped scrutiny printer, proof-
and the For their substance I am indebted toreader, public.
of me at ina course lectures delivered Oxfordby my capacity
as Chichele Lecturer on three before theForeign History years
outbreak of the Great War.
To the of the which are herepublishers reprintedpieces
I owe sincere for their courtesy.acknowledgements generous
H. F.
Sept. 1919,CONTENTS
PAGE
1. THE THELAST OF LATIN HISTORIANS 7
OF2. THE POLITICAL WRITINGS ROUS-
. . 26SEAU
3. OLLIVIER'S MEMOIRS 45
A4. A LEAF FROM CORSICAN NOTE-BOOK 74
LORD ACTON'S 865. HISTORICAL WORK .
6. MODERN GERMAN HISTORIANS . .1*2
7. IMPERIAL ADMINISTRATION. . .128.
.8. FRENCH NATIONALISM . 146
THE OF SMALL STATES . .1619. VALUE
. . 18010. THE RESURGENCE OF PRUSSIA
11. ON THE INFLUENCE OFTHOUGHTS
NAPOLEON 198