{"product_id":"the-good-brexiteers-guide-to-john-sutherland-9781780239927","title":"The Good Brexiteers Guide to English Lit","description":"What is Nigel Farage's favorite novel? Why do Brexiteers love Sherlock Holmes? Is Philip Larkin the best Brexit poet ever? Through the politically relevant sideroad of English Literature, writ large, John Sutherland quarries the great literary minds of English history to assemble the ultimate reading list for Brexiteers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brexit shook Britain to its roots and sent shockwaves across the world. But despite the referendum victory, Brexit is peculiarly hollow. It is an idea without political apparatus, without sustaining history, without field-tested ideology. As Sutherland argues: it is without thinkers--like Frankenstein waiting for the lightning bolt. In this irreverent, entertaining, and utterly tongue-in-cheek new guide, Sutherland suggests some stuffing for the ideological vacuity at the heart of the Brexit cause. He looks for meaning in the works of William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Thomas Hardy; in modern classics like \u003ci\u003eThe Queen and I\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLondon Fields\u003c\/i\u003e; and in the British national anthem, school songs, and poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exploring what Britain meant, means, and will mean, Sutherland subtly shows how great literary works have a shaping influence on the world. Witty and insightful, and with a preface by \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e columnist and critic John Crace, this book belongs on the shelves of anyone seeking to understand the bragging Brexiteers (and the many diehard Remoaners, too).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Sutherland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780239920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780239927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.10d","brand":"John Sutherland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078625161471,"sku":"9781780239927","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b6350ec-6667-4526-a930-24d4497cbab1.jpg?v=1685476572","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-good-brexiteers-guide-to-john-sutherland-9781780239927","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}