Anglomania
A European Love Affair
Imaginative, original--wittily written.--The Washington Post Book WorldTo some, England has long represented tolerance, reason, and political moderation. To others, it is a moribund bastion of snobbery and outdated tradition. In this lively and diverting social history, noted author Ian Buruma, himself the son of Dutch immigrants to England, provides an incisive look at anglophilia--and anglophobia--over the last two centuries.From passionate enthusiasts like Voltaire and Goethe, to exiles like Garibaldi and Herzen, to colorful England-bashers like Napoleon, Marx, and Kaiser Wilhelm II, Anglomania gives a sharply satirical account of Europe's…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-307-82896-5
- EAN: 9780307828965
- Produktnummer: 15725809
- Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'969 KB
Über den Autor
Ian Buruma is a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Institute for the Humanities in Washington, D.C.
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