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Real England
Paul Kingsnorth
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Description for Real England
paperback. A rousing and inclusive call to arms for anyone who would identify themselves as 'English' to fight against the forces of globalization. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFC; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
We see the signs around us every day: the chain cafes and mobile phone outlets that dominate our high streets; the disappearance of knobbly carrots from our supermarket shelves; and the headlines about yet another traditional industry going to the wall. For the first time, here is a book that makes the connection between these isolated, incremental local changes and the bigger picture of a nation whose identity is being eroded. As he travels around the country meeting farmers, fishermen and the inhabitants of Chinatown, Paul Kingsnorth reports on the kind of conversations that are taking place in country pubs ... Read more
We see the signs around us every day: the chain cafes and mobile phone outlets that dominate our high streets; the disappearance of knobbly carrots from our supermarket shelves; and the headlines about yet another traditional industry going to the wall. For the first time, here is a book that makes the connection between these isolated, incremental local changes and the bigger picture of a nation whose identity is being eroded. As he travels around the country meeting farmers, fishermen and the inhabitants of Chinatown, Paul Kingsnorth reports on the kind of conversations that are taking place in country pubs ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846270420
SKU
9781846270420
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Paul Kingsnorth
PAUL KINGSNORTH is one of today's most high-profile young writers.He has covered green issues for the Guardian, Independent and the Daily Telegraph.His first book, One No, Many Yesses (S&S, 2003), explored the global resistance movement.
Reviews for Real England
'Magnificent: one of the most important books I have read in a long time. Revealing, stirring and brilliantly written, it should be read by everyone in England.' Zac Goldsmith, Director, The Ecologist