Wish You Were Here: England on Sea
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2011
Sceptre (Verlag)
978-0-340-93511-8 (ISBN)
Sceptre (Verlag)
978-0-340-93511-8 (ISBN)
A fascinating look into how and why the English love to be beside the seaside.
In this gloriously original social history, Travis Elborough argues that our national character - our snobbishness and willingness to laugh at ourselves, our attitudes to sex and fair play and our chequered relationship with national pride - has been forged against a backdrop of stormy skies and pebbly beaches. Covering everything from Agatha Christie to the Prince Regent via Billy Butlin and Brighton Rock, this is a book for anyone who has ever wrestled with a deckchair, braved a sopping esplanade or felt the crunch of sand in a sandwich.
In this gloriously original social history, Travis Elborough argues that our national character - our snobbishness and willingness to laugh at ourselves, our attitudes to sex and fair play and our chequered relationship with national pride - has been forged against a backdrop of stormy skies and pebbly beaches. Covering everything from Agatha Christie to the Prince Regent via Billy Butlin and Brighton Rock, this is a book for anyone who has ever wrestled with a deckchair, braved a sopping esplanade or felt the crunch of sand in a sandwich.
Descending from a line that pioneered pirate-themed eateries and shell-shaded electric lamps, Travis grew up in Worthing on the Sussex coast. It is quite hard to grow up in a place where almost everyone else has gone to die. He is the author of two acclaimed books, The Bus We Loved and The Long-Player Goodbye. He lives in London.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.5.2011 |
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Zusatzinfo | Black and white photos |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 130 x 198 mm |
Gewicht | 184 g |
Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-340-93511-1 / 0340935111 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-340-93511-8 / 9780340935118 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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