We see the signs around us every day: the chain cafés 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 and corner shops across the land - while reminding us that these quintessentially English institutions may soon cease to exist.
Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN: 9781846270420
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 236 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 20 mm
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
In “Real England”, Paul Kingsnorth reminds us of how Britain used to be. A great book - a perfect read for anyone who calls themselves “English”.
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