Xenophobe's Guide to the Welsh - Couverture souple

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Winterson-Richards, John

 
9781906042516: Xenophobe's Guide to the Welsh
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1906042519 ISBN 13 : 9781906042516
Editeur : Oval Books, 2008

Synopsis

"Welsh willfulness""The Welsh are stubbornvery, very stubborn. The Welsh themselves would probably rather say tenacious, but to anyone on the receiving end a better description might well be bloody-minded. """"Proud and proud of it""Welsh pride is real pridethe sort of mindless, instinctive, animal pride that requires no justification or excuse. It is simply pride for the sake of pride. Such pride is the only thing one has left when one has been stripped of everything else.""""It's not unusual to be . . . an actor""Given the propensity of Welsh people of all types to overact at every given opportunity, it is not surprising that those who manage to tone it down a bit have gone on to world fame as actors (or politicians, who are, after all, only an inferior species of actors).""""Warriors at heart""The Welsh are extremely proficient at rugby. They enjoy it and they take it seriously. This is because rugbywith its physical aggression, tactics, disciplined use of brute force, and organized violenceis the closest thing modern day life can offer to Wales' traditional national sport: war.""

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Présentation de l'éditeur

"Welsh willfulness""The Welsh are stubbornvery, very stubborn. The Welsh themselves would probably rather say tenacious, but to anyone on the receiving end a better description might well be bloody-minded. """"Proud and proud of it""Welsh pride is real pridethe sort of mindless, instinctive, animal pride that requires no justification or excuse. It is simply pride for the sake of pride. Such pride is the only thing one has left when one has been stripped of everything else.""""It's not unusual to be . . . an actor""Given the propensity of Welsh people of all types to overact at every given opportunity, it is not surprising that those who manage to tone it down a bit have gone on to world fame as actors (or politicians, who are, after all, only an inferior species of actors).""""Warriors at heart""The Welsh are extremely proficient at rugby. They enjoy it and they take it seriously. This is because rugbywith its physical aggression, tactics, disciplined use of brute force, and organized violenceis the closest thing modern day life can offer to Wales' traditional national sport: war.""

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Éditeur
Oval Books
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1906042519
ISBN 13 
9781906042516
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
96
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9781853047381: The Xenophobe's Guide to the Welsh

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1853047384 ISBN 13 :  9781853047381
Editeur : Oval Books, 1998
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