作者:Jeremy Paxman 杰里米·帕克斯曼In The English, the famously no-nonsense journalist and broadcaster Jeremy Paxman assesses what it means to be English today – specifically English, that is, not Welsh, Scottish, or Irish. In this wide-ranging work, Paxman charts the rise of a peculiar stereotype of Englishness that arose abroad in response to British colonialism, and its subsequent obsolescence following the disintegration of Empire. Emphasising the pluralistic interconnections between England's regions, cultures, and classes, The English gives historical grounding to some of the country' scurious social quirks and places them in the context of its people’s fluctuating identities.
在《The English》里头,以坦爽著称的记者、主持人Jeremy Paxman开门见山地评估当代英格兰人对自我的认识,并且分析其与威尔士人、苏格兰人、爱尔兰等人的差别。此作品内容广泛,Paxman在书中写道,大英帝国因在世界各地开拓殖民地,引起了当地人对英国人诸多的奇特偏见。如今,虽然大英帝国早已瓦解,但许多国家仍然保持着陈旧的偏见。通过描述英格兰各个地区、文化和社会阶级之间多样化的关系,Paxman描绘了英国社会的一些奇特怪癖的历史背景,并将它们和现代人变化多端的自我认知作比较。
小贴士:这本书更多偏向于对各个地区的英国人的解析,从中你可以知道英格兰人、苏格兰人、威尔士人、爱尔兰人的大致特征与差异,便于你更好的与他们相处。