Watching the English
the hidden rules of english behaviour
$26.40
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
8 December 2014
Summary
Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour
‘Brilliant and hilarious’ GRAYSON PERRY
‘Absolutely brilliant’ JENNIFER SAUNDERS, THE TIMES
‘A delightful read’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘An entertaining, clever book’ TELEGRAPH
The international bestseller and unofficial guidebook to the English national character by anthropologist Kate Fox.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444785203 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1444785206 |
| Author: | Kate Fox |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Edition: | Revised edition |
| Release Date: | 8 December 2014 |
| Weight: | 402g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 148mm x 38mm |
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Kate Fox’s brilliant idea is to treat the British as another tribe…where she’s particularly astute is in examining the exact pattern of clich
Kate Fox’s brilliant idea is to treat the British as another tribe…where she’s particularly astute is in examining the exact pattern of cliches. Any study of the English must cover our class obsession, and Fox deals with the subject thoroughly. - Harry Mount, author of How England Made the English
An absolutely brilliant examination of English culture and how foreigners take as complete mystery the things we take for granted. - The TimesShe has not only compiled a comprehensive list of English qualities, she has examined them in depth and wondered how we came to acquire them. Her book is a delightful read. - Sunday TimesI loved the section on mobile-phone etiquette. Shrewd…I liked the chapter on English humour. This is an entertaining, clever book. Do read it and then pass it on. - TelegraphIf you like this kind of anthropology (and I do) there is a wealth of it to enjoy in this book. Her observations are acute… fortunately she doesn’t write like an anthropologist but like an English woman - with amusement, not solemnity, able to laugh at herself as well as us. - Daily MailBrilliant and hilariousI read it cover to cover in a few days … very sharp and witty prose. It really is funny - the sort of humour that makes you laugh out loud on your own! - ViceShe is the only popular UK anthropologist of substance since the 1970s.About The Author
Kate Fox
Kate Fox is a social anthropologist, Co-Director of the Social Issues Research Centre in Oxford, and a Fellow of the Institute for Cultural Research. Kate’s other books include The Racing Tribe: Watching the Horsewatchers and Drinking and Public Disorder (co-author with Dr Peter Marsh). Kate is regularly invited to speak at major literary festivals, as well as guest lectures and seminars at universities, institutes, embassies, trade and professional conferences in the UK and overseas. She gave the Christmas Lecture at the Royal Geographical Society and won a debate against Boris Johnson for Intelligence Squared, among other high-profile engagements. Kate has also been a regular columnist for Psychologies magazine. Kate is married to the neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, CBE.
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