Britain Etc., Mark Easton
Britain Etc., Mark Easton
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Britain Etc.

Author: Mark Easton

Narrator: Mark Easton

Unabridged: 8 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2012


Synopsis

Mark Easton's Britain Etc.looks at the UK through its relationship to 26 subjects - one for each letter of the alphabet. From Alcohol, Beat Bobbies, Cheese and Dogs through Immigration, Justice, Knives and Murder to the Queen, Umbrellas, Vegetables and the Zzzz of a well-deserved rest, the book's meticulously researched but accessible essays map the back-story of contemporary Britain.

With each lettered chapter, the reader is invited to look at the United Kingdom in a new way: standing back to see our small islands in a global or historical context, and then diving down to scrutinise vital details that may be overlooked. Taken together, the essays reveal a Britain that cannot be seen through the prism of daily news or current affairs. A park, a wedding, a beggar and a carrot all take on new significance once you have read Britain Etc.

As the UK welcomes millions of visitors to its shores for the Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, this is a book that offers insight into the psyche of Britain; a nation's obsessions, prejudices, values and idiosyncrasies. What sort of place is it, what are the natives like, and how did we get to where we are?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Susanna

I really enjoyed this. The author is a veteran BBC journalist and this is really a collection of essays from A-Z designed to illuminate the British character. Like a lot of journalism you feel facts and studies are selected to support the hypothesis, and some bits are better than others but some cha......more

Goodreads review by David

A shockingly well written, well sourced and interesting book. It is a brilliant account and analysis of the various neuroses of the British public, broken up into 24 short, easy to read chapters. A must-read for anyone living in or studying the UK.......more

Goodreads review by Steve

Light-hearted look back at changing social history. Informative without getting dull!......more