Watching the English, Second Edition: The Hidden Rules of English Behavior Revised and Updated
Autor Kate Foxen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2014
Kate Fox, the social anthropologist who put the quirks and hidden conditions of the English under a microscope, is back with more biting insights about the nature of Englishness. This updated and revised edition of Watching the English features a new foreword and fresh chapters on the unwritten rules and foibles of "squaddies," bikers, horse-riders, and more. Fox revisits a strange and fascinating culture, governed by complex sets of unspoken rules and bizarre codes of behavior. She demystifies the peculiar cultural rules that baffle us: the rules of weather-speak, the ironic-gnome rule, the reflex apology rule, the paranoid-pantomime rule, class anxiety tests, the money-talk taboo, and many more. An international bestseller, Watching the English is both an incisive and hilarious look at the English and their society.
Kate Fox is co-director of the Social Issues Research Centre in Oxford. Her work involves monitoring and assessing global sociocultural trends, and has included research, publications, and broadcasts on many aspects of human behavior.
Kate Fox is co-director of the Social Issues Research Centre in Oxford. Her work involves monitoring and assessing global sociocultural trends, and has included research, publications, and broadcasts on many aspects of human behavior.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781857886160
ISBN-10: 185788616X
Pagini: 600
Dimensiuni: 127 x 197 x 41 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:Second Edition
Editura: NICHOLAS BREALEY PUBLISHING
Colecția Nicholas Brealey America
ISBN-10: 185788616X
Pagini: 600
Dimensiuni: 127 x 197 x 41 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:Second Edition
Editura: NICHOLAS BREALEY PUBLISHING
Colecția Nicholas Brealey America
Recenzii
"A delightful read" —The Sunday Times
"Watching the English has become an international bestseller. Now, ten years on, Kate Fox has dug deeper into our national foibles and eccentricities to update her study. The result is gloriously entertaining - and painfully accurate!" —Daily Mail
"Fascinating... every aspect of English conversation and behavior is put under the microscope." —Western Daily Press
"A witty, eloquent writer... an affectionate homage to English foibles." —Metro
"An entertaining, clever book. Read it."—Daily Telegraph
"Watching the English has become an international bestseller. Now, ten years on, Kate Fox has dug deeper into our national foibles and eccentricities to update her study. The result is gloriously entertaining - and painfully accurate!" —Daily Mail
"Fascinating... every aspect of English conversation and behavior is put under the microscope." —Western Daily Press
"A witty, eloquent writer... an affectionate homage to English foibles." —Metro
"An entertaining, clever book. Read it."—Daily Telegraph
Notă biografică
Kate Fox, a social anthropologist, is Co-Director of the Social Issues Research Centre in Oxford. Her work involves monitoring and assessing global sociocultural trends, and has included research, publications and broadcasts on many aspects of human behavior including: social aspects of drinking, sex differences, flirting, body image, pub culture, gossip, eating, health issues, taboos, horse racing, mobile phones, email, stress, drugs, crime, violence and disorder.
Descriere
The international hit returns with even more wit and insight into the hidden rules that make England English.