Anglomania
An European Love Affair
(Sprache: Englisch)
In this wonderfully witty and engaging book, Ian Buruma weaves together history and biography to look at continental Anglophiles, those eminent men and women who have been fascinated by all things English.
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In this wonderfully witty and engaging book, Ian Buruma weaves together history and biography to look at continental Anglophiles, those eminent men and women who have been fascinated by all things English.
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With its distinctive history of civil liberties and the delicate balance between social order and the free pursuit of self-interest, England has always fascinated its continental neighbours.Buruma examines the history of ideas of Englishness and what Europeans have admired (or loathed) in England across the centuries. Voltaire wondered why British laws could not be transplanted into France, or even to Serbia; Karl Marx thought the English were too stupid to start a revolution; Goethe worshipped Shakespeare; and the Kaiser was convinced that Britain was run by Jews.
Combining the stories of European Anglophiles and Anglophobes with memories of his own Anglo-Dutch-German-Jewish family, this utterly original book illuminates the relationship between Britain and Europe, revealing how Englishness - and others' views of it - have shaped modern European history.
Autoren-Porträt von Ian Buruma
Buruma, IanIan Buruma is currently Luce Professor at Bard College, New York. His previous books include Voltaire's Coconuts, The Missionary and the Libertine,The Wages of Guilt, Inventing Japan, God's Dust and Bad Elements, Occidentalism (Atlantic 2004) and Murder in Amsterdam (Atlantic 2006).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ian Buruma
- 2010, 320 Seiten, Maße: 12,9 x 3,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Atlantic Books
- ISBN-10: 1843549611
- ISBN-13: 9781843549611
- Erscheinungsdatum: 25.05.2010
Sprache:
Englisch
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'This delightful, witty and learned study is an exploration of the extraordinary fantasies, misperceptions and ill-judged adoration which have marked the continental view of England over the past two centuries.' Michael Ignatieff 'Emblematic of the wonderful misunderstandings which have historically been at the heart of a certain sort of Anglomania... Political... cultural... sartorial and... eccentric... Buruma has a wonderfully sharp yet sympathetic eye.' Guardian 'Ideas fly from it like wasps from a kicked nest.' The Times 'Fascinating... A quirky but deeply thoughtful exploration of the problems of identity, assimilation and belonging... A marvellously stimulating, idea-packed book.' Daily Telegraph
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