Автор: Paxman, J Название: English, The ISBN: 0140267239 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780140267235 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Цена: 831 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: 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
eam at the OED looking for the first occurrence of phrases like "bad hair day" and "the dog's bollocks".
Автор: Paxman, Jeremy Название: Victorians ISBN: 1846077443 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846077449 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 2640 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A portrait of the Victorian world that takes readers on a journey through the birth of modern Britain. Using the paintings of the era as a starting point, it tells us stories of urban life, family, faith, industry and empire that helped define the Victorian spirit and imagination.
Автор: Paxman, Jeremy Название: Empire ISBN: 0670919586 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780670919581 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Цена: 1385 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Jeremy Paxman Название: Great Britain`s Great War ISBN: 0670919632 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780670919635 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1451 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Life in Britain during the First World War was far stranger than many of us realize. The author tells the story of the war through the experience of those who lived it - nurses, soldiers, politicians, factory-workers, journalists and children - explaining why we fought it so willingly, how we endured it so long, and how it transformed us all.
Автор: Jeremy Paxman Название: Empire ISBN: 0670919594 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780670919598 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1451 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. This title describes the selection process for colonial officers, the importance of sport, the sweating domestic life of the colonial officer`s wife and the crazed end for General Gordon of Khartoum.
Автор: Jeremy Paxman Название: On Royalty ISBN: 0141012226 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141012223 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1451 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: What is the point of Kings and Queens? What do they do all day? And what does it mean to be one of them? This title looks at our present incumbents to find out just what makes them tick.
Автор: Paxman, Jeremy Название: Victorians ISBN: 1846077435 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846077432 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 3300 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Offers the author`s personal take on the most important and influential period of our national past. Using the paintings of the era as the starting point, this title explores themes of family, urban life, industry, empire, and imagination to uncover truths (and explode some myths) about Victorian Britain.
Автор: Paxman Jeremy Название: Empire ISBN: 0670919578 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780670919574 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 2310 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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