Orderly Britain by Andrew Ward - ISBN: 9781472137968
Hardcover
Uncover the quirky rules shaping British life, from queues to cleanliness.

Orderly Britain

How Britain has resolved everyday problems, from dog fouling to double parking

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  • Hardcover

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    4 December 2022

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Summary

Orderly Britain

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. …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472137968
ISBN-10:1472137965
Author:Andrew Ward, Tim Newburn
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Robinson
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:4 December 2022
Weight:580g
Dimensions:236mm x 158mm x 36mm
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Critics Review

Praise for Andrew Ward’s No Milk Today Often funny, always revealing … a wonderfully evocative slice of our recent social history.

Praise for Andrew Ward’s No Milk Today

Often funny, always revealing … a wonderfully evocative slice of our recent social history.

About The Author

Andrew Ward

Tim Newburn (Author)

Tim Newburn is Professor of Criminology and Social Policy at the London School of Economics. He is the author, co-author and editor of over forty books on topics covering youth crime, riots, policing and society, including Criminology and Policing. His writing has been published in The Times, Guardian, Independent and New Statesman, he has been interviewed on TV for Newsnight and Panorama and has featured on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and Moral Maze, among many others. He lives and works in London.

Andrew Ward (Author)

Andrew Ward was a freelance writer who has thirty books to his name. He worked as a statistician and researcher in commerce, industry and higher education. He died in 2022.

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