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The Natives are Restless: Adventures Among the English -and Others . .
by Idries Shah
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0863040446
- ISBN 13
- 9780863040443
- Seller
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About This Item
Octagon Press Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. The Natives are Restless is the second book in Idries Shah's best-selling trilogy on why the English are as strange as they are. It chronicles some of the amazing, amusing, and thought-provoking adventures of the Afghan traveller and writer, Idries Shah, among members of what he calls the ‘English tribe’. It is an enthralling sequel to his best-selling Darkest England, the narrative illustrating his practised eye as an anthropologist. Shah observes how the English see themselves, and contrasts it with how the rest of the world views this eccentric island race. He also speculates on the likely continuing effect of Englishness on the future development of global society, offering unsuspecting parallels between English attitudes and Oriental wisdom. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 224 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Price clipped inside book. Gilt titles spine. brown cloth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Biography; Humour; Religion & Theology; England; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0863040446. ISBN/EAN: 9780863040443. Dewey Code: 155.8942. Inventory No: 4948. . 9780863040443
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- Bookseller
- Bookbarrow
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4948
- Title
- The Natives are Restless: Adventures Among the English -and Others . .
- Author
- Idries Shah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0863040446
- ISBN 13
- 9780863040443
- Publisher
- Octagon Press Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Biography/British & Irish History/Humour/History/Islamic Studies/Indigenous Cultures/Sociology & Culture/Sufi/Sufis/Idries Shah/Religion & Theology Indigenous Cultures; Biography; Humour; Religion & Theology; England; Sociology &a
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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