The English: A Portrait of a People
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The English: A Portrait of a People by Jeremy Paxman
As the dominant culture in a country that dominated an empire that dominated the world, they had little need to examine themselves and ask who they were. But something has happened. A new self-confidence seems to have taken hold in Wales and Scotland, while others try to forge a new relationship with Europe. The English are being forced to ask what it is that makes them who they are. Is there such a thing as an English race? Witty, surprising, affectionate, and incisive, Jeremy Paxman traces the invention of Englishness to its current crisis and concludes that, for all their characteristic gloom about themselves, the English may have developed a form of nationalism for the twenty-first century.
Jeremy Paxman is a renowned broadcaster, award-winning journalist and the bestselling author of seven works of non-fiction, including The English, The Political Animal and Empire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781585670420 |
| ISBN 10 | 1585670421 |
| Title | The English: A Portrait of a People |
| Author | Jeremy Paxman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Overlook Books |
| Year published | 2000-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 309 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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