{"product_id":"9780141032955-the-english","title":"The English","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA title, in which, the author sets out to find about the English. Not the British overall, not the Scots, not the Irish or Welsh, but the English. Why do they seem so unsure of who they are?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe English\u003c\/i\u003e Jeremy Paxman sets out to find about the English. Not the British overall, not the Scots, not the Irish or Welsh, but the English. Why do they seem so unsure of who they are?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeremy Paxman is to many the embodiment of Englishness yet even he is sometimes forced to ask: who or what \u003ci\u003eexactly\u003c\/i\u003e are the English? And in setting about addressing this most vexing of questions, Paxman discovers answers to a few others. Like: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy do the English actually enjoy feeling persecuted?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is behind the English obsession with games?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did they acquire their odd attitudes to sex and to food?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere did they get their extraordinary capacity for hypocrisy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovering history, attitudes to foreigners, sport, stereotypyes, language and much, much more, \u003ci\u003eThe English\u003c\/i\u003e brims over with stories and anecdotes that provide a fascinating portrait of a nation and its people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Intelligent, well-written, informative and funny.A book to chew on, dip into, quote from and exploit in arguments' Andrew Marr, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bursting with good things' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeremy Paxman is a journalist, best known for his work presenting Newsnight and University Challenge. His books include \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Royalty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe English\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Political Animal\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Oxfordshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450629304694,"sku":"9780141032955","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32389546.jpg?v=1760453617","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141032955-the-english","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}