Watching the English

The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour

Kate Fox

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Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
09 December 2014

Society & Social Sciences; Cultural studies; Social & cultural anthropology

'Brilliant and hilarious' GRAYSON PERRY

'Absolutely brilliant' JENNIFER SAUNDERS, THE TIMES

'A delightful read' SUNDAY TIMES

'An entertaining, clever book' TELEGRAPH

The international bestseller and unofficial guidebook to the English national character by anthropologist Kate Fox.

Have you ever been unable to explain the idiosyncrasies of English humour, bizarre mobile-phone etiquette, or the endless obsession with class? In this classic bestselling book, social anthropologist Kate Fox puts a nation under a microscope. The result is a biting, affectionate, insightful and often hilarious look at the English in all our glory.

Based on extensive field-research, experiments and observations, Fox deciphers a strange and fascinating culture, governed by complex sets of unspoken rules and bizarre codes of behaviour. She uncovers the roots of English self-mockery and demystifies peculiar cultural features such as 'weather-speak', class anxiety tests, the paranoid pantomime rule and the apology reflex. If you're English, this book will help you understand yourself and your fellow countrymen in a new way. And if you aren't English, you'll finally understand why we talk about the weather so much.

A worldwide bestseller, translated into multiple languages, and a set text for university anthropology courses, Watching the English is a timeless classic on the quirks, habits and foibles of the English people.

By: Kate Fox
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 402g
ISBN: 9781444785203
ISBN 10: 1444785206
Pages: 592
Publication Date: 09 December 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kate Fox, a social anthropologist, is Co-Director of the Social Issues Research Centre in Oxford and a Fellow of the Institute for Cultural Research. She is also a bestselling author of popular social science. Kate's other books include The Racing Tribe: Watching the Horsewatchers and Drinking and Public Disorder (co-author with Dr Peter Marsh). Kate is regularly invited to speak at the major literary festivals, as well as guest lectures and seminars at universities, institutes, embassies, trade and professional conferences, etc. in the UK and overseas. She gave the Christmas Lecture at the Royal Geographical Society, and won a debate against Boris Johnson for Intelligence Squared, among other high-profile engagements. She is frequently quoted in the Press and interviewed on radio and television. Kate has also been a regular columnist for Psychologies magazine. Kate is married to the neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, CBE.

Reviews for Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour

Kate Fox's brilliant idea is to treat the British as another tribe...where she's particularly astute is in examining the exact pattern of clich . Any study of the English must cover our class obsession, and Fox deals with the subject thoroughly. Harry Mount, author of How England Made the English