The British Invasion! - by Herve Bourhis (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A " little square book" focused on English pop culture since 1962 when the country began its revolution! Because it was in 1962, 60 years ago, that the ' ole Albion, that of the monarchy, tea and crumpets and bowler hats took a resolutely modern turn, thanks to a sexy secret agent, a band from Liverpool, and a mini (skirt and car). From the eccentric to the ultra-conservative, from James Bond to AstraZeneca, from Bowie to Banksy, including After Eight and the Teletubbies, year after year, all things Brit are covered!

Review Quotes

"A fascinating, fun, informative, and nostalgic read from cover to cover."--James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review

"You can open it to any page and find something interesting to read, but it will never strain your brain or make you feel like you're having a nightmare flashback to your high school World History class."--Sarah Boslaugh, The Arts Stl

"Fun and comprehensive coverage of British pop culture."--Meg S, The Fiction Addiction

"It makes for a perfect gift for Anglophiles, as well as anyone interested in the history of a country that once ruled much of the world."--Lindsay Pereira, Broken Frontier

"I like the fact that it's all art and not photos, which gives it more of a "fan-made" feel." --Sheena McNeil, Sequential Tart

"It's a fun book, and Bourhis has an astonishing reach here"--Andrew Wheeler, The Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent

"A fabulously eclectic years-by-year catalogue of events, achievements, style-&-fashion forays, music-&-movie moments, and less definable landmarks."--Win Wiacek, Now Read This!

"The British are coming, again, thanks to graphic novelist Hervé Bourhis." --John Freeman, Down the Tubes

About the Author

Hervé Bourhis was born in Touraine in 1974. Best known for his books on music, such as " The Little Book of Rock" or " The Little Book of Black music", he has been the author of around thirty graphic novels since 2002. He alternates between contemporary or even political stories with books for young people or humorous ones. He also alternates between fiction and the historic-pop-patchwork, of which he invented a personal form in 2007 with "The Little Book of Rock," an illustrated chronology of rock culture since its origins translated into eleven languages.