Voltaire's Coconuts by Ian Buruma

Voltaire's Coconuts by Ian Buruma

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Summary

Combining history and biography, this book examines the theme of Englishness, looking at European Anglophiles and Anglophobes, from Voltaire to Isaiah Berlin.

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Voltaire's Coconuts by Ian Buruma

Combining history and biography, this book examines the theme of Englishness, looking at European Anglophiles and Anglophobes, from Voltaire to Isaiah Berlin.
Ian Buruma was born in the Netherlands. He studied Chinese literature in Leyden, and Japanese cinema in Tokyo. He is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. He lives in London.
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ISBN 13 9780753809549
ISBN 10 0753809540
Title Voltaire's Coconuts
Author Ian Buruma
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2000-03-02
Number of pages 336
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