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100 1 $aHitchings, Henry,$d1974-$eauthor.
245 10 $aSorry! :$bthe English and their manners /$cHenry Hitchings.
264 1 $aLondon :$bJohn Murray,$c2013.
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aMost of us know a bit about what passes for good manners - holding doors open, sending thank-you notes, no elbows on the table. We certainly know bad manners when we see them. But where has this patchwork of beliefs and behaviours come from? How did manners develop? How do they change? And why do they matter so much to us? In examining our manners, Henry Hitchings delves into the English character and investigates our notions of Englishness. Sorry! presents an amusing, illuminating and quirky audit of English manners. From basic table manners to appropriate sexual conduct, via hospitality, chivalry, faux pas and online etiquette, Hitchings traces the history of our country's customs and courtesies. Putting under the microscope some of our most astute observers of humanity, including Jane Austen and Samuel Pepys, he uses their lives and writings to pry open the often downright peculiar secrets of the English character. Hitchings' blend of history, anthropology and personal journey helps us understand our bizarre and contested cultural baggage - and ourselves.
505 0 $aMachine generated contents note: 1.The stars' tennis balls: or, a short introduction from an unusual angle -- 2.Ì'ma get medieval on yo ass': manners in the age of chivalry -- 3.Lubricants and filters: À kind of lesser morality' -- 4.Godspeed, babe: or, meetings and greetings -- 5.Of courtiers and codpieces: fashioning Renaissance identity -- 6.But who was the Renaissance man? -- 7.Table manners: or, how to eat a cobra's heart -- 8.The Clothes Show: Ẁhen in doubt, opt for navy' -- 9.Mr Sex -- 10.Not Mr Sex: when c̀offee' doesn't mean coffee -- 11.The elephant and the bad baby: the everyday language of manners -- 12.Spectators and stratagems: the polite, commercial eighteenth century -- 13.Lord Chesterfield and the invention of etiquette -- 14.Letters and social change: Jane Austen and Fanny Burney -- 15.The Englishness of English manners -- 16.Island Man and his discontents: T̀hey do things differently there' -- 17.Fanny Trollope and the domestic manners of Americans
505 0 $aNote continued: 18.Ỳou're the most important person!': the trouble with children -- 19.What were Victorian values? -- 20.Curb your enthusiasm: new ways for new times -- 21.Creative hubs and èxtreme phenomena': negotiating the modern city -- 22.Location, location, location: the rules of place -- 23.A fluid world: or, Àre you suggesting that I should call you Eric?' -- 24.Technology and the revenge effect -- 25.Àre we there yet?': manners now.
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