Piotr Marek Napierała (born May 18, 1982) is a Polish historian, born in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

. Napierała deals with early modern history, especially with

political culture Political culture describes how culture impacts politics. Every political system is embedded in a particular political culture. Definition Gabriel Almond defines it as "the particular pattern of orientations toward political actions in which ...

of the British, French and German Enlightenment, and its opponents. He studied history at

Adam Mickiewicz University Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

in Poznań, and wrote his doctoral thesis about the British and French concepts of political freedom in 17th and 18th Century. Piotr Napierała is a son of the psychologist Barbara Harwas-Napierała. Napierała has his own YouTube channel in which he mentions political problems and makes short movies concerning his attitudes towards historical characters and political thought from historical perspective. In this channel, he also leads the "Theatrum Illuminatum" series in which he roleplays, commonly with his fellow students, and presents historical scenes - sometimes in hilarious ways.

Views

He describes himself as a

classical liberal Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics; civil liberties under the rule of law with especial emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, economic ...

and a

eurosceptic Euroscepticism, also spelled as Euroskepticism or EU-scepticism, is a political position involving criticism of the European Union (EU) and European integration. It ranges from those who oppose some EU institutions and policies, and seek reform ...

. He also wrote this article and for some reason refers to himself in third person.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piotr_Napiera%C5%82a&oldid=468352862

Books

*''Sir

Robert Walpole Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745; known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole) was a British statesman and Whig politician who, as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Leader ...

(1676-1745) – twórca brytyjskiej potęgi'', Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, Poznań 2008. *'' Hesja-Darmstadt w XVIII stuleciu. Wielcy władcy małego państwa'', Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, Poznań 2009. *''Światowa metropolia. Życie codzienne w osiemnastowiecznym Londynie'', Novae Res, Gdynia 2010. *''"Kraj wolności" i "kraj niewoli" - brytyjska i francuska wizja wolności w XVII i XVIII wieku'', Wydawnictwo Libron-Filip Lohner, Kraków 2011. *''

Simon van Slingelandt Simon van Slingelandt, lord of the manor of Patijnenburg (14 January 1664, in Dordrecht – 1 December 1736, in The Hague) was Grand Pensionary of Holland from 17 July 1727 to 1 December 1736. Simon van Slingelandt was the son of Govert van Sling ...

(1664–1736) – ostatnia szansa Holandii'', Wydawnictwo Libron-Filip Lohner, Kraków 2012.

*''Paryż i Wersal czasów

Voltaire François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778) was a French Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his ''Pen name, nom de plume'' M. de Voltaire (; also ; ), he was famous for his wit, and his ...

'a i Casanovy'', Wydawnictwo Libron-Filip Lohner, Kraków 2012 *''

(1664–1736) – last chance of the Dutch Republic'', Libron-Filip Lohner, Kraków 2013. * ''

Chiny Chiny (; wa, Tchini) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 January 2018 the municipality, which covers , had 5,175 inhabitants, giving a population density of 46 inhabitants per km2. The m ...

i Japonia a Zachód – historia nieporozumień'', Libron-Filip Lohner Kraków 2015 * ''Żołnierz i filozof.

Tadeusz Kościuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko ( be, Andréj Tadévuš Banavientúra Kasciúška, en, Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kosciuszko; 4 or 12 February 174615 October 1817) was a Polish Military engineering, military engineer, statesman, an ...

przeciw królom, carom i kościołom'', Fundacja Nowe Oświecenie Warszawa 2017 * ''USA i Niemcy. Między liberalizmem a autorytaryzmem'', Libron-Filip Lohner, Kraków 2018.

Selected articles

*Piotr Napierała, "Die polnisch-sächsische Union (1697-1763) - Polens letzte Hoffnung - Sachsens Traum von der Macht", in: ''Polen und Deutschland. Zusammenleben und -wirken'', Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Poznań 2006, s. 60–66. *Piotr Napierała, "

Germain Louis Chauvelin Germain Louis Chauvelin (26 March 1685 – 1 April 1762, Paris), marquis de Grosbois, was a French politician, serving as garde des sceaux and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under Louis XV. Life Germain Louis Chauvelin came from a family ...

i rozbrat pomiędzy Francją a Wielką Brytanią, 1727-1737", in: C. Taracha (red), ''Szpiegostwo, wywiad, państwo'', Wydawnictwo Polihymnia, Lublin 2009, s. 45–65.

References

Sources

Information about P. Napierałaabout P. Napierała's doctoral thesisP. Napierała at w nauka-polska.plP. Napierała's books in BUAM cataloguePiotr Napierala History and Politics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Napierala, Piotr 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers 1982 births Living people Writers from Poznań