Watching the English
The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour
Published on 24. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-1-3997-5307-4 (ISBN)
Description
THE BESTSELLING MODERN CLASSIC. OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD.
'Brilliant and hilarious' GRAYSON PERRY
'A delightful read' SUNDAY TIMES
'Laugh out loud' MARTIN PARR
'Absolutely brilliant' JENNIFER SAUNDERS
'An entertaining, clever book' TELEGRAPH
WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY GRAYSON PERRY
The unofficial guidebook to the English national character by anthropologist Kate Fox.
From the class system to conversation etiquette, Kate Fox picks apart and exposes the bizarre codes of behaviour that the English unconsciously obey.
If you are English, this book will make you re-examine everything you take for granted. And if you aren't English, it will help you navigate the rules of this peculiar culture.
'Brilliant and hilarious' GRAYSON PERRY
'A delightful read' SUNDAY TIMES
'Laugh out loud' MARTIN PARR
'Absolutely brilliant' JENNIFER SAUNDERS
'An entertaining, clever book' TELEGRAPH
WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY GRAYSON PERRY
The unofficial guidebook to the English national character by anthropologist Kate Fox.
From the class system to conversation etiquette, Kate Fox picks apart and exposes the bizarre codes of behaviour that the English unconsciously obey.
If you are English, this book will make you re-examine everything you take for granted. And if you aren't English, it will help you navigate the rules of this peculiar culture.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
n/a
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
424 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3997-5307-4 (9781399753074)
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E-Book
04/2014
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
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Book
10/2014
Hodder & Stoughton
€33.61
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Person
Kate Fox, an anthropologist, is currently an Associate Member of the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford. After an erratic education at a random sample of schools in England, the USA, France and Ireland, she studied anthropology and philosophy at Cambridge. She was for many years co-director of an independent social research centre in Oxford. Kate is married to the neurosurgeon and bestselling author Henry Marsh.