England: A Class of Its Own

England: A Class of Its Own
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 441
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ISBN-10 : 9781472993038
ISBN-13 : 1472993039
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Book Synopsis England: A Class of Its Own by : Detlev Piltz

Download or read book England: A Class of Its Own written by Detlev Piltz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-14 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wry, affectionate and amusing take on English class and customs from an outsider's perspective. For years German lawyer and author Detlev Piltz has been observing England, its life, customs and above all its classes. He argues that whenever an English person meets another, they will immediately try and place the individual they are talking to in a class by their speech, deportment, clothing, address and general aura. Why might this be, and does the English class system still exist in the twenty-first century? This book argues that it is very much still alive. Piltz examines the 'hard' and 'soft' class markers that permeate English society, from where Britons go on holiday to what they wear, eat, drive and what they name their pets. He explains how the way you pronounce the word 'garage' indicates your class, and asks whether it makes sense still to talk of the English Gentleman, a species of human being so often admired in continental Europe yet parodied and satirized ad infinitum. England: A Class of Its Own is based on an incredible amount of research and riddled with amusing quotations. In the same vein as Jilly Cooper's Class, this is a book that will give pleasure and amusement to many.


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