England
Author(s): Scruton Roger
Provides an account of England which is an analysis of its institutions and culture, and a celebration of its virtues. This book covers aspects of the English inheritance, informed by a philosophical vision. It shows that there is such a country as England, that it has a distinct personality and endows its residents with a distinct moral ideal.
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"'Elegant and moving...a classic elegy.' Melvyn Bragg, Independent 'Lovers of England and the English will find themselves reading this long farewell with constant exclamations of agreement and flashes of new understanding...The most powerful and touching parts of it are snatches of Scruton's own autobiography.' Peter Hitchens, Express on Sunday"
Roger Scruton is an author and philosopher. His other books include Gentle Regrets and West and the Rest.
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.
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- : Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
- : Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
- : 0.304
- : 13 April 2006
- : 198mm X 129mm X 22mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Scruton Roger
- : Paperback
- : 942
- : 288
