Class: Image and Reality: In Britain, France and the USA Since 1930

by Arthur Marwick

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Class is an emotive subject, and never more so than today. It is part of the very fabric of our contemporary society and Professor Marwick's major historical study of the phenomenon is therefore of importance to anyone who is interested in the pattern of social and political life in recent years, particularly since it compares British experiences with those of France and the United States - two countries which, despite fashionable mythology, are also very class-conscious. Class is examined as it is actually understood by people rather than as presented by theorists and ideologues. His fascinating array of evidence - from academic writings; from official sources; from private letters; diaries and interviews; and from feature films, television and newspapers - vividly illustrates how significant class has been and still is in all three countries. This new thoroughly revised and considerably expanded edition takes account of recent research and developments and brings the analysis firmly up to the present day.
  • ISBN10 0333515749
  • ISBN13 9780333515747
  • Publish Date 28 August 1990
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 9 June 2016
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
  • Edition 2nd Revised edition
  • Format Paperback (UK Trade)
  • Pages 443
  • Language English