JOHN COMINO JAMES: In A Very English Town The narrative of Mexico’s conflict

The narrative of Mexico’s conflict is often reduced to the bodycount on the border

'  – Andrew Solomon

Paul’s Cathedral and the statue of Winston Churchill depicted alongside Big Ben

This book is the original first edition published by AMC

Sandwell Council and Arts Council England

JOHN COMINO JAMES: In A Very English Town The narrative of Mexico’s conflictHigh Street, Buttermarket, Cornmarket, Pump Lane, North Street, Park Street, have such a deceptive familiarity to the English ear that they might be found in any English town. They are names that suggest a sense of continuity and tradition something very English. Yet the reality is often not quite what it appears. John Comino James has photographed the streets, shops and shopkeepers in the centre of Thame, an historic market town some 45 miles from