The English
A Portrait of a People
$37.74
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
25 October 2007
Summary
Everyone has a view on what constitutes Englishness, and Jeremy Paxman is to many the embodiment of it. Yet even he is sometimes forced to ask: who or what exactly are the English?
And in setting about addressing this most vexing of questions, Paxman discovers answers to a few others. Like:
- Why do the English actually enjoy feeling persecuted?
- What is behind the English obsession with games?
- How did they acquire their odd attitudes to sex and to food?
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141032955 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141032952 |
| Author: | Jeremy Paxman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 25 October 2007 |
| Weight: | 228g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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Intelligent, well-written, informative and funny.A book to chew on, dip into, quote from and exploit in arguments – Andrew Marr Observer Bursting with good things Daily Telegraph
About The Author
Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman was born in Yorkshire and educated at Cambridge. He is an award-winning journalist who spent ten years reporting from overseas, notably for Panorama. He is the author of five books including The English. He is the presenter of Newsnight and University Challenge and has presented BBC documentaries on various subjects including Victorian art and Wilfred Owen.
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