Description

In this thoughtful and engaging exploration of English identity, the author sets out to understand the people, customs, and contradictions that shape everyday life in modern England. Blending cultural observation with personal reflection, the book becomes both a portrait of a nation and an intimate account of what it means to feel like an outsider in one’s own land. Sympathetic yet critically probing, it examines belonging, national character, community, and the tensions between tradition and change. The result is a nuanced, accessible meditation on what it means to be English in an increasingly diverse society.

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hardcover

Granta Books

Published Mar 5, 2007

256 pages

ISBN: 9781862079212

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First Published

2007

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Welcome to Everytown by Julian Baggini.

Racism/Discrimination