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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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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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Not so long ago, writes Jeremy Paxman, the English were "polite, unexcitable, reserved, and had hot-water bottles instead of a sex-life". Today the end of empire has killed off the Bulldog Breed - "fearless and philistine, safe in taxis and invaluable in shipwrecks" - and transformed the great public schools. Princess Diana was mourned with the effusive emotionalism of an Italian saint. Leader-writers in "The Times" even praise the sexual skills of English lovers ...So what are the defining features of "Englishness"? How can a country of football hooligans have such an astonishingly low murder rate? Does the nation's sense of itself extend to millions of black, Asian and other immigrant Britons? Is it grounded in arrogant, nostalgic fantasy or can it form the basis for building a realistic future within Europe? To answer these crucial questions, Paxman looks for clues in the English language, literature, luke-warm religion and "curiously passionless devotion" to cricket. He explores attitudes to Catholics, the countryside, intellectuals, food and the French. And he brings together insights from novelists, sociologists and gentleman farmers; the editor of "This England" magazine (launched in 1967 with the slogan "as refreshing as a cup of tea"); a banker enthusiastic about the "English vice" of flagellation; and a team at the OED looking for the first occurrence of phrases like "bad hair day" and "the dog's bollocks".
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The English: A Portrait of a People
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Penguin Books Ltd, Uk, 2001
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Condición: Como nuevo. : En este libro, Jeremy Paxman ofrece un retrato incisivo y a menudo humorístico de los ingleses, explorando su identidad, costumbres y peculiaridades. A través de un análisis profundo, el autor examina la historia, la cultura y las actitudes que han moldeado a esta nación, ofreciendo una perspectiva reveladora sobre lo que significa ser inglés en el mundo moderno. Con un estilo perspicaz y entretenido, Paxman invita a la reflexión sobre la idiosincrasia de un pueblo que ha dejado una huella imborrable en la historia. EAN: 9780140290400 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: The English: A Portrait of a People Autor: Jeremy Paxman Editorial: Penguin Idioma: en Páginas: 320 Formato: tapa blanda. Nº de ref. del artículo: Happ-2025-02-05-ac2d15bf
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