| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents |
A touchy subject -- An anatomy of the classes -- Appearance counts -- Consumption, recreation, bibelots -- The life of the mind -- "Speak, that I may see thee" -- Climbing and sinking, and prole drift -- The X way out -- Exercises, and the mail bag. |
| Summary |
"Paul Fussell explodes the sacred American myth of social equality ... guide to the signs, symbols, and customs of the American class system ... 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"--Back cover. |
| Subject |
Social classes -- United States.
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Social status -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0671449915 |
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9780671449919 |
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