Class

Fussell, Paul

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Author
Fussell, Paul
Publish Date
11/01/1983
Edition
1
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
202
Publisher Name
SUMMIT
Subtitle
A Guide Through the American Status System
ISBN-10
0671449915
ISBN-13
9780671449919
SKU
9780671449919

Description

In Class Paul Fussell explodes the sacred American myth of social equality with eagle-eyed irreverence and iconoclastic wit. This bestselling, superbly researched, exquisitely observed guide to the signs, symbols, and customs of the American class system is always outrageously on the mark as Fussell shows us how our status is revealed by everything we do, say, and own. He describes the houses, objects, artifacts, speech, clothing styles, and intellectual proclivities of American classes from the top to the bottom and everybody -- you'll surely recognize yourself -- in between. Class is guaranteed to amuse and infuriate, whether your class is so high it's out of sight (literally) or you are, alas, a sinking victim of prole drift.