Nigel Knight
{{Short description|British economist, author and political scientist}}
{{for|the American basketball player|Negele Knight}}
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Nigel Knight (born 1956) is a British economist, author and political scientist. He has written books entitled Governing Britain since 1945 and Churchill: The Greatest Briton Unmasked.
Professional background
Knight is a Fellow and Director of Studies in Economics at Churchill College, University of Cambridge,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8234000/8234106.stm|title=Churchill: As good as we think?|date=3 September 2009|work=BBC Online|accessdate=10 July 2011}} and he lectures in the Faculty of Economics and Politics.{{cite web |title=Mr Nigel Knight |url=http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/people/cto/nvk21 |website=Faculty of Economics |publisher=University of Cambridge |access-date=23 February 2021}}
His book, Churchill: The Greatest Briton Unmasked, is a critical biography of British politician Winston Churchill.{{cite journal|last=Curran|first=Tom|title=Churchill: the Greatest Briton Unmasked.(Book review)|journal=The Australian Journal of Politics and History|date=September 1, 2009}} His book, Governing Britain since 1945 (2006),{{cite journal|last=Kelso|first=Alexandra|title=Review|journal=Parliamentary Affairs|year=2008|volume=61|issue=3|pages=545–549|doi=10.1093/pa/gsn018}} covers 60 years of British social policy.
Published works
- Knight, Nigel (2006). Governing Britain Since 1945, Politicos Publishing, {{ISBN|978-1842751787}}
- Knight, Nigel (2008). Churchill: The Greatest Briton Unmasked, David & Charles, 408 pages. {{ISBN|978-0715328552}}
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Category:British political scientists
Category:Fellows of Churchill College, Cambridge