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Orderly Britain: How Britain has resolved everyday problems, from dog fouling to double parking
Tim Newburn, Andrew Ward
United Kingdom, Great Britain, Prose: non-fiction, Society, Cultural studies, Sociology: customs & traditions, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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Robinson
- Hardback Dec 4, 2022 | 9781472137968 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Aug 4, 2022 | 9781405542586 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
- e-Book May 19, 2022 | 9781472137975 | RRP $19.99 Buy Now
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Little, Brown Audio
- Hardback Dec 4, 2022 | 9781472137968 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Aug 4, 2022 | 9781405542586 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
- e-Book May 19, 2022 | 9781472137975 | RRP $19.99 Buy Now
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Robinson
- Hardback Dec 4, 2022 | 9781472137968 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Aug 4, 2022 | 9781405542586 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
- e-Book May 19, 2022 | 9781472137975 | RRP $19.99 Buy Now
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By focusing on such commonplace, prosaic and mundane matters as dog-fouling, swearing, drinking, smoking, nudity, public toilets and parking, Orderly Britain very entertainingly tells us much about social change and, more particularly, about the changing nature of British society.
How do British pavements remain free of dog mess? Why are paths not littered with cigarette butts or roads not lined with abandoned cars? What does the decline of the public lavatory say about us and is the national reputation for queuing still deserved today?
Orderly Britain takes a topical look at modern society, examining how it is governed and how it organises itself. It considers the rules of daily life, where they come from and why they exist. It asks whether citizens are generally compliant and uncomplaining or rebellious and defiant. This quirky social history takes a close look at shifting customs and practices, people's expectations of each other and how rule-makers seek to shape everyone's lives - even when ignoring some of those rules themselves.
Taking the reader on a journey that covers a range of topics - dog mess, smoking, drinking, parking, queuing, toilets - Orderly Britain examines the rapidly changing patterns of everyday life, from post-war to present day, and concludes with an extended look at the unparalleled shifts in social routines that resulted from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Asking whether it is the proliferation of rules and regulations in the UK or something else that keeps people in line, authors Tim Newburn and Andrew Ward offer a unique insight into what creates orderly Britons.
Praise for Orderly Britain: How Britain has resolved everyday problems, from dog fouling to double parking
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Praise for Andrew Ward's No Milk Today
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Often funny, always revealing . . . a wonderfully evocative slice of our recent social history.
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