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Exotic England: The Making of a Curious Nation
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
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Description for Exotic England: The Making of a Curious Nation
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 250.
England may be a small country on a small island, but its inhabitants have always had a boundless curiosity about the world beyond their shoreline. From the nation's modern origins in the Renaissance, travellers have eagerly roamed the globe and been enticed by the diversity and richness of other civilizations. And while this appetite for adventure has often been tainted by aggression or exploitation, the English have also carried within them a capacity to soak up new experiences and ideas and to weave them into every aspect of life back home, from language and literature to customs and culture. Here ... Read more
England may be a small country on a small island, but its inhabitants have always had a boundless curiosity about the world beyond their shoreline. From the nation's modern origins in the Renaissance, travellers have eagerly roamed the globe and been enticed by the diversity and richness of other civilizations. And while this appetite for adventure has often been tainted by aggression or exploitation, the English have also carried within them a capacity to soak up new experiences and ideas and to weave them into every aspect of life back home, from language and literature to customs and culture. Here ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846274206
SKU
V9781846274206
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99
About Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
YASMIN ALIBHAI-BROWN writes on politics, multiracial societies, faith and human rights for the Independent and Daily Mail and appears regularly on TV and radio. She has won many journalism awards, including the Orwell Prize in 2002. She is the author of No Place Like Home (1995) and The Settler's Cookbook: A Memoir of Love, Migration and Food.
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