Star-Spangled Manners: In Which Miss Manners Defends American Etiquette (for a Change)
In this wryly perceptive, historically informed (BookPage) new book, America's leading expert on civility reminds her Gentle Readers that when the Founding Fathers created a revolution in the name of individual liberty and equality, they also took a stand against hierarchical European etiquette in favor of simplicity over ceremony, and personal dignity over obsequiousness to our rulers.Hailed by George Will as The National Bureau of Standards, Judith Martin, who has made etiquette writing an exercise in wit (Book), recounts here how Americans fashioned this etiquette of egalitarian respect-a fascinating story that spans from the misunderstood…
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- ISBN: 978-0-393-32501-0
- EAN: 9780393325010
- Produktnummer: 9308179
- Verlag: W W Norton & Co
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.0 cm x D2.0 cm 295 g
- Auflage: Revised
- Gewicht: 295
Über den Autor
Judith Martin, born a perfect lady in an imperfect society, is the author of the Miss Manners columns and best-selling books, two novels, and a travel book on Venice. She and her husband live in Washington, DC.
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