Watching the English

'Brilliant and hilarious' Grayson Perry

'Her observations are acute... She doesn't write like an anthropologist but like an English woman – with amusement, not solemnity, able to laugh at herself as well as us. ' Daily Mail

"She is the only popular UK anthropologist of substance since the 1970 s.

Jeremy MacClancy, Professor of Anthropology, Oxford Brookes University

'Kate Fox's brilliant idea is to treat the English as another tribe, with our own precise, time-hallowed rituals. '

Harry Mount, author of How England Made the English

'An entertaining, clever book. Read it' Daily Telegraph

"She is smart... Fox has astutely lined herself up to take a leading position in a rethink of the discipline's object, theory and method. '

Professor Keith Hart, Anthropology Today

'It really is funny - the sort of humour that makes you laugh out loud on your own! ' Martin Parr, Vice

'Hilarious and insightful'

Daniel Miller, Professor of Material Culture, University College London

'A delightful read' Sunday Times

'Full of anthropological insights... A fun and provocative read.'