{"product_id":"around-the-world-in-80-words-a-journey-through-the-english-language-9780226682792","title":"Around the World in 80 Words  A Journey through the English Language","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fabulous and erudite survey of words inspired by place names. . . . Logophiles will have a ball.\" * Publishers Weekly, starred review *\u003cbr\u003e“Do read this book in the correct order—the author has gone to great lengths to make sense of his eccentric itinerary—but be mindful of the turkey. To read it all at once would be like swallowing the globe. Don’t skip the footnotes, which are like delicious side dishes, and whatever you do, don’t Google the nasty limerick by Aubrey Beardsley about St. Rose of Lima.” -- Mary Norris * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] entertaining look at the lexicon. . . . [Jones] proves a most capable and agreeable guide: erudite and affable, always informative and often funny, he steers us with a clear, breezy, colloquial style through 80 destinations and the 80 principal words that he traces to their names. . . . Well researched and well guided, Jones’ tour instructs and delights.\" * Washington Independent Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. London, UK Kent Street \u003ci\u003eejectment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Vire, France \u003ci\u003evaudeville\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Saverne, France \u003ci\u003ezabernism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Spa, Belgium \u003ci\u003espa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Neander Valley, Germany \u003ci\u003eNeanderthal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Amsterdam, Netherlands \u003ci\u003eampster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. Copenhagen, Denmark \u003ci\u003eGreat Dane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. Oslo, Norway \u003ci\u003eOslo breakfast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. Ytterby, Sweden \u003ci\u003eyttrium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10. Helsinki, Finland \u003ci\u003eFinlandisation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11. Dubna, Russia \u003ci\u003edubnium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 12. Balaklava, Ukraine \u003ci\u003ebalaclava\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 13. Istanbul, Turkey \u003ci\u003eturkey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 14. Nicosia, Cyprus \u003ci\u003ecopper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 15. Abdera, Greece \u003ci\u003eAbderian laughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 16. Sofia, Bulgaria\u003ci\u003e buggery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 17. Skopje, Macedonia \u003ci\u003emacédoine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 18. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina \u003ci\u003eBalkanisation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 19. Zagreb, Croatia \u003ci\u003ecravat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 20. Kócs, Hungary \u003ci\u003ecoach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 21. Raków, Poland \u003ci\u003eRacovian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 22. Jáchymov, Czech Republic \u003ci\u003edollar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 23. Kahlenbergerdorf, Austria \u003ci\u003ecalembour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 24. Magenta, Italy\u003ci\u003e magenta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 25. Jura Mountains, France\/Switzerland \u003ci\u003eJurassic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 26. Monte Carlo, Monaco \u003ci\u003eMonte Carlo fallacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 27. Porto, Portugal \u003ci\u003eport\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 28. Jerez de la Frontera, \u003ci\u003eSpain sherry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 29. Gibraltar \u003ci\u003eSiege of Gibraltar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 30. Tangier, Morocco \u003ci\u003etangerine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 31. Algiers, Algeria \u003ci\u003eAlgerine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 32. Canary Islands \u003ci\u003ecanary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 33. Timbuktu, Mali \u003ci\u003eTimbuktu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 34. Conakry, Guinea \u003ci\u003eguinea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 35. Brazzaville, Congo \u003ci\u003econga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 36. Stellenbosch, South Africa \u003ci\u003eStellenbosch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 37. Mocha, Yemen \u003ci\u003emocha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 38. Cairo, Egypt \u003ci\u003efustian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 39. Bethlehem, Palestine \u003ci\u003ebedlam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 40. Mount Nebo, Jordan \u003ci\u003ePisgah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 41. Samarra, Iraq \u003ci\u003eappointment in Samarra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 42. Qumis, Iran \u003ci\u003eParthian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 43. Bukhara, Uzbekistan \u003ci\u003ebuckram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 44. Kabul, Afghanistan \u003ci\u003eAfghanistanism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 45. Deolali, India \u003ci\u003edoolally\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 46. Colombo, Sri Lanka \u003ci\u003eserendipity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 47. Samut Songkhram, Thailand \u003ci\u003eSiamese twins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 48. Phnom Penh, Cambodia \u003ci\u003egamboge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 49. Shanghai, China \u003ci\u003eShanghaiing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 50. Shangdu, China \u003ci\u003eXanadu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 51. Kagoshima, Japan \u003ci\u003esatsuma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 52. Manila, Philippines Manila \u003ci\u003epaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 53. Makassar, Indonesia \u003ci\u003eantimacassar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 54. Tasmania, Australia \u003ci\u003evandemonianism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 55. Karitane, New Zealand \u003ci\u003eKaritane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 56. Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands \u003ci\u003ebikini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 57. Klondike, Canada \u003ci\u003eKlondike\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 58. Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA \u003ci\u003ehooch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 59. Hollywood, California, USA \u003ci\u003eHollywood no\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 60. Jalap, Mexico \u003ci\u003ejalapeño\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 61. San José, Costa Rica \u003ci\u003ePanlibhonco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 62. Panama City, Panama \u003ci\u003ePanama hat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 63. Lima, Peru Lima \u003ci\u003esyndrome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 64. Stanley, Falkland Islands \u003ci\u003eFalklands effect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 65. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \u003ci\u003eBrazil nut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 66. Cayenne, French Guiana \u003ci\u003ecayenne pepper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 67. Daiquirí, Cuba \u003ci\u003edaiquiri cocktail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 68. Hamilton, Bermuda \u003ci\u003eBermuda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 69. Buncombe, North Carolina, USA \u003ci\u003ebunkum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 70. New York, USA \u003ci\u003etuxedo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 71. Toronto, Canada Toronto \u003ci\u003eblessing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 72. Labrador, Canada \u003ci\u003eLabrador\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 73. Geysir, Iceland \u003ci\u003egeyser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 74. Limerick, Ireland \u003ci\u003elimerick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 75. Dublin, Ireland \u003ci\u003edonnybrook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 76. Glasgow, UK \u003ci\u003eGlasgow magistrate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 77. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK \u003ci\u003eNewcastle programme\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 78. Gotham, UK \u003ci\u003eGothamite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 79. Coventry, UK \u003ci\u003esend to Coventry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 80. Porlock, UK \u003ci\u003eperson from Porlock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862504112471,"sku":"9780226682792","price":24.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226682792.jpg?v=1759917968","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/around-the-world-in-80-words-a-journey-through-the-english-language-9780226682792","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}