Real England
Real England
Real England: The Battle Against The Bland
Paul Kingsnorth (author)
We see the signs around us every day: the chain cafés and mobile phone outlets that dominate our high streets; the disappearance of knobbly carrots from our supermarket shelves; and the headlines about yet another traditional industry going to the wall. For the first time, here is a book that makes the connection between these isolated, incremental local changes and the bigger picture of a nation whose identity is being eroded. As he travels around the country meeting farmers, fishermen and the inhabitants of Chinatown, Paul Kingsnorth reports on the kind of conversations that are taking place in country pubs and corner shops across the land - while reminding us that these quintessentially English institutions may soon cease to exist.
Paul Kingsnorth is one of today's most high-profile young writers. He has covered green issues for the Guardian, Independent and the Daily Telegraph. His first book, One No, Many Yesses (S&S, 2003), explored the global resistance movement.
Publisher : Granta Books (1 Jun. 2009)
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1846270420
Dimensions : 12.7 x 2.54 x 20.32 cm