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An Englishman's Home… - … Is His Car Park - Indifference as a Way of Life - cover

An Englishman's Home… - … Is His Car Park - Indifference as a Way of Life

Theodore Dalrymple

Publisher: Gibson Square

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How did Britain become a nation seemingly resigned to its own indifference? In this sharp and entertaining critique, Theodore Dalrymple dissects the cultural decline through a series of observations of everyday slovenliness. From the paved-over front gardens that become car parks to the carelessness toward civic beauty, Dalrymple argues that a collective affection for what is held in common is eroding the nation's spirit. This book is a humorous, and sometimes acerbic, examination of modern Britain's peculiar ailment and how to restore civic pride and end performative behaviour.
Available since: 05/10/2026.
Print length: 128 pages.

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