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Introduction to Britain


The West Country

The traditional name ‘West Country’ in fact refers to south-west England, the peninsula south of Wales which extends out into the Atlantic Ocean: it includes the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, and Somerset. It is an area of rugged coastline, beautiful scenery and pleasant summers, but it has a small population, therefore it has become a favourite holiday destination. Cornwall, the westernmost county, is especially popular among British tourists with its nice small seaside resorts and Land’s End, the westernmost point of Great Britain. Cornwall has Celtic cultural roots, as the area was for a long time populated by Celts even after the Kingdom of England was established (the last native speaker of Cornish, a Celtic language similar to Welsh, died in the late 18th century). There are also two national parks in the region, Dartmoor and Exmoor, both of them hilly areas covered by peat and bogs, where the natural moorland has been left untouched by agricultural cultivation. The largest cities are seaports, such as Plymouth30 on the southern coast, or Bristol on the Severn estuary (but Bristol is considered to be beyond the eastern edge of the West Country).

Introduction to Britain

Tartalomjegyzék


Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2018

ISBN: 978 963 454 262 9

This book attempts to establish a basic knowledge of British politics, society and culture among its readers. It is aimed primarily at students, and is intended to enrich their knowledge of the English language with an understanding of the history and key features of this society.

The book systematically explores Britain. Beginning with its geography, it divides the United Kingdom into its overarching countries- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland- and explores the main regions, as well as political, social and linguistic background of each. This is followed by outlines of politics, the legal system, as well as education, healthcare and religion in the UK as a whole.

This book is distinguished by its scope; intended for a Hungarian audience and written through the lens of Hungarian culture, with so called Think of Hungary First sections at the beginning of chapters to compare historical and societal developments to those that have taken place here, and allow readers to better understand these. There are also lists of Key Concepts at the end of chapters, and explanations of these which also promote the reader’s understanding.

Thus, this book is a comprehensive and systematic guide, introducing Hungarian students to Britain’s history, culture and people.

Hivatkozás: https://mersz.hu/pinter-introduction-to-britain//

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