by Harry Mount · Viking · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780670919147
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«How England Made the English» is Harry Mount's essay on English history and culture, published by Viking in paperback (384 pages, in English).
Harry Mount travels across England to explain how geography, geology, climate and history have shaped the English character: why they drive on the left, why they don't talk to their neighbors, or why the landscape is full of hedges. He also examines industrialization, diet and the arrival of curry in the Midlands, linking national traits to the land that produced them.
The subtitle of this edition is «From Why We Drive on the Left to Why We Don't Talk to Our Neighbours»; the edition was published in 2013.
For readers curious about the social history of England and British identity, who enjoy accessible essays full of anecdotes.
