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Trivial Pursuits
The English at Play
- Cheese rolling, historical re-enactments and fine tea: a playful photo-study of the many ways the English like to relax
It was the UK’s decision to leave the EU that made London-born photographer Orlando Gili question who the English really are. In a nation full of such contradiction and complexity, Gili found some answers in how people choose to spend their leisure time. From horse racing to wartime re-enactments, carnivals to clubs, from ancient and quintessential rituals (medieval village bottle-kicking competitions) to the more modern (Santa pub crawls) this book reveals that which unites a divided nation: the relentless desire for organized fun. Trivial Pursuits is a much needed celebration of the community, culture and tradition of the English.
- Publisher
- Hoxton Mini Press
- ISBN
- 9781910566756
- Published
- 23rd Sep 2020
- Binding
- Hardback
- Territory
- USA & Canada
- Size
- 6 in x 7.75 in
- Pages
- 112 Pages
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