| Description |
vi, 132 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Outspoken
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| Summary |
"In 1990, John Major hailed 'the classless society'; in 1997, New Labour announced that 'we're all middle class now', yet we live in an age where food banks, pay day lenders and zero-hour contracts proliferate: it's clear that class matters. Foregrounding the economic nature of class, [this book] challenges the idea that class can be reduced to the cultural. From precarious labor to rising debt; from the housing crisis to environmental catastrophe; from an inflated prison population to the welfare state; Ben Tippet traces the class divide at the heart of all exploitation. Myth-busting meritocracy, he exposes the role that tax havens, colonialism and inheritance play in the wealth of the elite."--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Social classes.
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Equality.
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Social mobility.
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Equality. (OCoLC)fst00914456
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Social classes. (OCoLC)fst01122346
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Social mobility. (OCoLC)fst01122648
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| Other Form: |
ebook version : 9781786805966 |
| ISBN |
0745340210 paperback |
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9780745340210 paperback |
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9781786805966 (ePub ebook) |
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9781786805959 (PDF ebook) |
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9781786805973 (Kindle ebook) |
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