by Jeremy Paxman · Michael Joseph · tapa dura · ISBN 9780718142636
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«The English: A Portrait of a People» is the historical essay by Jeremy Paxman, published by Michael Joseph in hardback (320 pages, in English).
Jeremy Paxman explores what it means to be English in the face of other British identities. Drawing on literary sources and interviews, he reviews how the essence of Englishness changed during the twentieth century and analyses history, sport, stereotypes, attitudes towards foreigners and language in a portrait of England full of anecdotes.
The work was originally published on 19 October 1998 and is situated within history and cultural studies on England.
Suitable for the general reader interested in British history and culture and in debates on national identity.
Jeremy Dickson Paxman is an English former broadcaster, journalist and author, born in Yorkshire.
