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Peter Stansky


Born
in New York City, New York, The United States
January 18, 1932

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History, Biography


Peter Stansky was educated at Yale University, King's College, Cambridge and Harvard University. He taught at Harvard and then at Stanford University, retiring in 2005 as the Frances and Charles Field Professor of History. At Stanford he taught modern British history, directed PhD dissertations, chaired his department as well as holding various administrative posts and in the course of his career was awarded several outside fellowships. He is also former President of the North American Conference on British Studies. ...more

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Average rating: 3.65 · 270 ratings · 40 reviews · 44 distinct works • Similar authors
The First Day of the Blitz:...
3.47 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions
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The Unknown Orwell
4.05 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1972 — 17 editions
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The Socialist Patriot: Geor...
3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions
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Orwell, the Transformation
3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1979 — 9 editions
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On Nineteen Eighty-Four
3.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1983 — 3 editions
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On or About December 1910: ...
3.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1996 — 7 editions
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Sassoon: The Worlds of Phil...
4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions
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Gladstone: A Progress in Po...
3.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions
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William Morris
3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1984 — 3 editions
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Redesigning the World: Will...
3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1984 — 4 editions
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“the inevitable tension between knowledge and innocence”
― Peter Stansky, London's Burning: Life, Death and Art in the Second World War
tags: art, deep, innocence, knowledge, thoughtful, war
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“an oasis of tranquillity in the heart of a nightmare”
― Peter Stansky, London's Burning: Life, Death and Art in the Second World War
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“a personal relationship in an impersonal world”
― Peter Stansky, London's Burning: Life, Death and Art in the Second World War
tags: dark, relate, relationship, sadness, war
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