Review
"... full of insights and information assembled to present a view no English person could easily reach. Very funny." -- Sunday Times
"... some surprising and provocative conclusions. A fascinating and enjoyable read." -- BBC Review
"... trying to tell us something useful..." -- New Society
"... some surprising and provocative conclusions. A fascinating and enjoyable read." -- BBC Review
"... trying to tell us something useful..." -- New Society
From the Inside Flap
They hail from a place called Hathaby (unknown, today, to most of them) and, before that, from somewhere - perhaps Sakasina - in Asia. These warrior tribesmen, called Nomades by the Greeks, carried with them a national epic, with tales of dragons, echoes of Zoroastrianism, Hebrew, Greek and Oriental traditions - and more.
Crossing the sea, they destroyed the civilisation and religion of their conquered territory and transformed themselves into a nation of explorers, scientists, dreamers and businessmen, mysteriously absorbing most of the original inhabitants.
These people - THE ENGLISH - describe their new, island homeland in terms which defy geographical fact. They claim the right to devise their own religion, but adopt - then adapt - almost anything; spiritual, moral or material - from anywhere they like. Their love of continuity and tradition for instance, is based on something deeper than what can be seen, felt or touched.
