{"product_id":"the-english-1","title":"The English","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paxman, Jeremy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Random House\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 25-09-2007\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e In The English 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\n\u003cbr\u003e\nJeremy Paxman is to many the embodiment of Englishness yet even he is sometimes forced to ask: who or what exactly are the English? And in setting about addressing this most vexing of questions, Paxman discovers answers to a few others. Like:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhy do the English actually enjoy feeling persecuted?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhat is behind the English obsession with games?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHow did they acquire their odd attitudes to sex and to food?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhere did they get their extraordinary capacity for hypocrisy?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCovering history, attitudes to foreigners, sport, stereotypyes, language and much, much more, The English brims over with stories and anecdotes that provide a fascinating portrait of a nation and its people.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Intelligent, well-written, informative and funny...A book to chew on, dip into, quote from and exploit in arguments' Andrew Marr, Observer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Bursting with good things' Daily Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nJeremy Paxman is a journalist, best known for his work presenting Newsnight and University Challenge. His books include Empire, On Royalty, The English and The Political Animal. He lives in Oxfordshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141032955\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.6 x 5.0 x 0.9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50110983143728,"sku":"Trans_9780141032955","price":975.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/61pD4VMVVUL_9f0ab644-d96e-48cb-a27c-a3d8e5fd5527.jpg?v=1757076226","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/the-english-1","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}