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in which Kingsnorth discusses months of travel around England visiting publicans, shopkeepers, farmers, and other people in traditional English institutions. Kingsnorth explores the effects of global capitalism on English culture and character, highlighting what he sees as a flattening of the country
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was Kingsnorth's first popularly successful book, garnering reviews in all major newspapers and citation in speeches by
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describing his first-hand account of the homogenization of England through global market and industrial forces.
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Paul Kingsnorth
travelogue
Portobello Books
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978-1-84627-042-0
Paul Kingsnorth
travelogue
David Cameron


Smith, Daniel
"It's the End of the World as We Know It . . . and He Feels Fine"
Lezard, Nicholas
"Review: Real England by Paul Kingsnorth"
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Paul Kingsnorth
Real England
Uncivilization
Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist
The Wake
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political science
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