A brilliantly researched, hugely entertaining study of the English by Britain's best-known broadcaster. In the light of membership of Europe, the loss of an Empire and a devolved United Kingdom, the English no longer know who they are. Covering every aspect of the English identity (from cricket to Cumberland sausages, St George to Bernie Grant, the Book of Common Prayer to Cool Britannia, John Bull to football thugs) and combining popular history with incisive interviews, Jeremy Paxman provides some fascinating and timely ...
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A brilliantly researched, hugely entertaining study of the English by Britain's best-known broadcaster. In the light of membership of Europe, the loss of an Empire and a devolved United Kingdom, the English no longer know who they are. Covering every aspect of the English identity (from cricket to Cumberland sausages, St George to Bernie Grant, the Book of Common Prayer to Cool Britannia, John Bull to football thugs) and combining popular history with incisive interviews, Jeremy Paxman provides some fascinating and timely answers.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Outline: -In the light of membership of Europe; the loss of an Empire and a devolved United Kingdom; the English no longer seem to know who they are. Using literary sources and interviews; the author attempts to define-or redefine-English identity at the turn of the Millennium. In the light of membership of Europe; the loss of an Empire and a devolved United Kingdom; the English no longer seem to know who they are. Using literary sources and interviews; the author attempts to define-or redefine-English identity at the turn of the Millennium. --> Genre: Business Economics-> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Penguin Books The date of this copy is 1999 booksalvation have grade it as Very Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
Add this copy of English, the a Portrait of a People to cart. $11.00, good condition, Sold by Books N More Pa rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Breinigsville, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by PENGUIN [ 1/1999].
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