{"product_id":"anglomania-isbn-9780375705366","title":"Anglomania","description":"\"Imaginative, original--wittily written.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo some, England has long represented tolerance, reason, and political moderation. To others, it is a moribund bastion of snobbery and outdated tradition. In this lively and diverting social history, noted author Ian Buruma, himself the son of Dutch immigrants to England, provides an incisive look at anglophilia--and anglophobia--over the last two centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom passionate enthusiasts like Voltaire and Goethe, to exiles like Garibaldi and Herzen, to colorful England-bashers like Napoleon, Marx, and Kaiser Wilhelm II, \u003cb\u003eAnglomania\u003c\/b\u003e gives a sharply satirical account of Europe's sometimes comical, sometimes deadly prejudices, and explains why England's individuality and her relationship with Europe is still vitally important as we enter the twenty-first century.\"Mr. Buruma's fluency--the ease and erudition with which he mixes anecdote, personal reminiscence and reportage--should not disguise the seriousness of his book--. Readable and intelligent.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Buruma's] own and his family's story is artfully woven through the various tales of \u003cb\u003eAnglomania\u003c\/b\u003e, making this both a memoir and a work of intellectual history.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003eIan Buruma is a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Institute for the Humanities in Washington, D.C.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304972505317,"sku":"NP9780375705366","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375705366.jpg?v=1767721589","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/anglomania-isbn-9780375705366","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}