England : an elegy
This text provides an account of England, its institutions and culture, and a celebration of its virtues. It covers all aspects of the English inheritance at a time when other UK nationalisms are flourishing and English nationalism disapproved
288 pages ; 20 cm
9780826480750, 0826480756
1063314149
Preface; 1. What on Earth was England?; 2. First Glimpses; 3. English Character; 4. Community as Person; 5. The English Religion; 6. The English Law; 7. English Society; 8. English Government; 9. English Culture; 10. English Countryside; Epilogue: The Forbidding England; Acknowledgements; Index.
Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2000