This book is an excellent read for someone interested in understanding the complexities of English identity. Paxman provides a thorough exploration of the subject matter, covering everything from history to current events with wit and insight. His interviews with various people add depth to the book and make it an engaging read for those who want to learn more about English culture and society.

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In "The English," Jeremy Paxman sets out to find out about the English. Not the British overall, not the Scots, not the Irish or Welsh, but the English. A book on what constitutes Englishness, and what are considered the essential characteristics and values. Using literary sources and interviews, he attempts to define how “Englishness” has changed over this century, and what it is now both in our own and outsider’s views.Covering history, attitudes to foreigners, sport, stereotypes, language and much, much more, "The English" brims over with stories and anecdotes that provide a fascinating portrait of a nation and its people.

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