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Bloody Foreigners
Robert Winder
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Description for Bloody Foreigners
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 50. Weight in Grams: 450.
The story of the way Britain has been settled and influenced by foreign people and ideas is as old as the land itself. In this original, important and inspiring book, Robert Winder tells of the remarkable migrations that have founded and defined a nation. 'Our aristocracy was created by a Frenchman, William the Conqueror, who also created our medieval architecture, our greatest artistic glory. Our royal family is German, our language a bizarre confection of Latin, Saxon and, latterly, Indian and American. Our shops and banks were created by Jews. We did not stand alone against Hitler; ... Read more
The story of the way Britain has been settled and influenced by foreign people and ideas is as old as the land itself. In this original, important and inspiring book, Robert Winder tells of the remarkable migrations that have founded and defined a nation. 'Our aristocracy was created by a Frenchman, William the Conqueror, who also created our medieval architecture, our greatest artistic glory. Our royal family is German, our language a bizarre confection of Latin, Saxon and, latterly, Indian and American. Our shops and banks were created by Jews. We did not stand alone against Hitler; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
451g
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349138800
SKU
V9780349138800
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99-99
About Robert Winder
Robert Winder was literary editor of the Independent for five years and deputy editor of Granta magazine. He has written three novels, his most recent being The Final Act of Mr Shakespeare
Reviews for Bloody Foreigners
A breath of fresh air in a foul and fetid room
Sunday Times
He has a good eye for the telling anecdote. There is so much to intrigue and delight
Spectator
Enlightened and illuminating. Winder goes a long way towards defining what we are as a nation
Independent
Totally absorbing and revelatory . . ... Read more
Sunday Times
He has a good eye for the telling anecdote. There is so much to intrigue and delight
Spectator
Enlightened and illuminating. Winder goes a long way towards defining what we are as a nation
Independent
Totally absorbing and revelatory . . ... Read more