Sorry! The English and Their Manners
ISBN(EAN) | 9781848546677 |
Издатель |
John Murray
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Язык | Английский |
Формат | Мягкая обложка |
Страницы | 400 |
Год издания | 2013 |
Рейтинг | 3.8 |
Вес (грамм) | 250 |
Размер (мм) | 197(д) х 131(ш) х 26(в) |
Most of us know a bit about what passes for good manners - holding doors open, sending thank-you notes, no elbows on the table. We certainly know bad manners when we see them. But where has this patchwork of beliefs and behaviours come from? How did manners develop? How do they change? And why do they matter so much to us? In examining our manners, Henry Hitchings delves into the English character and investigates our notions of Englishness.
Sorry! presents an amusing, illuminating and quirky audit of English manners. From basic table
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