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England: A Class of Its Own Professor Detlev Piltz

England: A Class of Its Own By Professor Detlev Piltz

England: A Class of Its Own by Professor Detlev Piltz


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England: A Class of Its Own Summary

England: A Class of Its Own: An Outsider's View by Professor Detlev Piltz

A wry, affectionate and amusing take on English class and customs from an outsider's perspective. For years German lawyer and author Detlev Piltz has been observing England, its life, customs and above all its classes. He argues that whenever an English person meets another, they will immediately try and place the individual they are talking to in a class by their speech, deportment, clothing, address and general aura. Why might this be, and does the English class system still exist in the twenty-first century? This book argues that it is very much still alive. Piltz examines the 'hard' and 'soft' class markers that permeate English society, from where Britons go on holiday to what they wear, eat, drive and what they name their pets. He explains how the way you pronounce the word 'garage' indicates your class, and asks whether it makes sense still to talk of the English Gentleman, a species of human being so often admired in continental Europe yet parodied and satirized ad infinitum. England: A Class of Its Own is based on an incredible amount of research and riddled with amusing quotations. In the same vein as Jilly Cooper's Class, this is a book that will give pleasure and amusement to many.

England: A Class of Its Own Reviews

At 400-plus pages, Piltz is nothing if not thorough. He includes some great quotes... * The Guardian Saturday Magazine *

About Professor Detlev Piltz

Detlev Piltz is a senior partner in the German law firm of Flick Gocke und Schaumburg. He has published a number of highly regarded law books in German and since 1992 has been an honorary professor of the University of Mannheim.

Table of Contents

Foreword and Acknowledgements Introduction Part I About Class 1 'It depends on your class' 2 Equality and Meritocracy 3 What is Class? 4 Hard Class Markers 5 Working, Upper, Middle, Under 6 Class Matters 7 Class Denial 8 Class and Politics Part II Soft class markers (then and now) 9 Rules, Soft and Silent 10 Appearance 11 Clothing and Dress 12 Greeting, Introduction, Addressing People 13 What's in a Name? 14 Accent and Pronunciation 15 Vocabulary and Language 16 Conversation 17 Stances and Behaviour 18 Cars 19 Table Manners 20 Food and Drink 21 Shopping 22 House 23 Gardens 24 Animals 25 Sport 26 Holidays and Travel 27 The Arts 28 Etcetera Part III Always and Forever? 29 A classless Society 30 Class-free Zones 31 Class of Origin 32 Change of Class 33 Breaking the Rules 34 Foreigners Part IV Beyond Class 35 This Happy Breed of Men Bibliography and Further Reading Notes Index

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GOR012266996
9781472993045
1472993047
England: A Class of Its Own: An Outsider's View by Professor Detlev Piltz
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20220414
432
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