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Jeremy Paxman

The English

Jeremy Paxman

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Penguin
25 October 2007
History; British & Irish history; Physical anthropology & ethnography
Everyone has a view on what constitutes Englishness - and Paxman's has sold over 560,000 to date

Jeremy Paxman is to many the embodiment of Englishness 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?

. Where did they get their extraordinary capacity for hypocrisy?

Covering history, attitudes to foreigners, sport, stereotypyes, language and much, much more, The English brims over with stories and anecdotes that provide a fascinating portrait of a nation and its people.
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Imprint:   Penguin
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   225g
ISBN:   9780141032955
ISBN 10:   0141032952
Pages:   320
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jeremy Paxman is a journalist, best known for his work presenting Newsnight and University Challenge. His books include Friends in High Places, The English and The Political Animal. He lives in Oxfordshire.

Reviews for The English

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


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