{"product_id":"watching-the-english-the-hidden-rules-of-english-behavior-paperback","title":"Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behavior - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Fox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpdated, with new research and over 100 revisions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ten years later, they're still talking about the weather! Kate Fox, the social anthropologist who put the quirks and hidden conditions of the English under a microscope, is back with more biting insights about the nature of Englishness. This updated and revised edition of \u003ci\u003eWatching the English \u003c\/i\u003e- which over the last decade has become the unofficial guidebook to the English national character - features new and fresh insights on the unwritten rules and foibles of \"squaddies,\" bikers, horse-riders, and more. \u003cbr\u003eFox revisits a strange and fascinating culture, governed by complex sets of unspoken rules and bizarre codes of behavior. She demystifies the peculiar cultural rules that baffle us: the rules of weather-speak. The ironic-gnome rule. The reflex apology rule. The paranoid pantomime rule. Class anxiety tests. The roots of English self-mockery and many more. An international bestseller, \u003ci\u003eWatching the English\u003c\/i\u003e is a biting, affectionate, insightful and often hilarious look at the English and their society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Racing Tribe: Watching the Horsewatchers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDrinking and Public Disorder\u003c\/i\u003e (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, and trade and professional conferences 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 \u003ci\u003ePsychologies\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Kate is married to the neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, CBE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770066829600,"sku":"9781857886160","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b7a07123a253207406336fec8e5c0860.webp?v=1780363779","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/watching-the-english-the-hidden-rules-of-english-behavior-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}