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- Title
- Sad Little Men: The number #1 bestseller about the world that sh
- ISBN
- 9781787302938
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Sad Little Men: Private Schools and the Ruin of England
- Item Height
- 222mm
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Topic
- Memorials, Education, Politics, Opinion of the People
- Item Width
- 144mm
- Item Weight
- 407g
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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A passionate, personal book by a prize-winning memoir writer about boarding schools, the damage they do, and power in this country 'The most important book I've read this year...the writing is magnetic' Adam Rutherford In 1975, as a child, Richard Beard was sent away from his home to sleep in a dormitory. So were David Cameron and Boris Johnson. In those days a private boys' boarding school education was largely the same experience as it had been for generations- a training for the challenges of Empire. He didn't enjoy it. But the first and most important lesson was to not let that show. Being separated from the people who love you is traumatic. How did that feel at the time, and what sort of adult does it mould? This is a story about England, and a portrait of a type of boy, trained to lead, who becomes a certain type of man. As clearly as an X-ray, it reveals the make-up of those who seek power - what makes them tick, and why. Sad Little Men addresses debates about privilege head-on; clearly and unforgettably, it shows the problem with putting a succession of men from boarding schools into positions of influence, including 10 Downing Street. Is this who we want in charge, especially at a time of crisis? It is a passionate, tender reckoning - with one individual's past, but also with a national bad habit. 'Insanely readable and enjoyable' - TOM HOLLAND, author of Dominion
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Publisher
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13
9781787302938
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Sad Little Men: Private Schools and the Ruin of England
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Memorials, Education, Politics, Opinion of the People
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
222mm
Item Width
144mm
Item Weight
407g
Additional Product Features
Topic Area
Experimental Psychology
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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