Watching the English by Kate Fox - ISBN: 9781399753074
Paperback
Unlock the secrets of English behavior, you’ll never look back.

Watching the English

The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour - the hilarious and insightful modern classic with over half a million copies sold

$27.16

  • Paperback

    608 pages

  • Release Date

    14 October 2025

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Summary

From the class system to conversation etiquette, anthropologist Kate Fox picks apart and exposes the bizarre codes of behaviour that the English unconsciously obey.

If you are English, this book will make you re-examine everything you take for granted. And if you aren’t English, it will help you navigate the rules of this peculiar culture.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399753074
ISBN-10:139975307X
Author:Kate Fox
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder & Stoughton
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:608
Release Date:14 October 2025
Weight:419g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 40mm
About The Author

Kate Fox

Kate Fox, an anthropologist, is currently an Associate Member of the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford. After an erratic education at a random sample of schools in England, the USA, France and Ireland, she studied anthropology and philosophy at Cambridge. She was for many years co-director of an independent social research centre in Oxford. Kate is married to the neurosurgeon and bestselling author Henry Marsh.

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