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Posh Boys : How English Public Schools Ruin Britain by Robert Verkaik (2019, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOneworld Publications

ISBN-101786076128

ISBN-139781786076120

eBay Product ID (ePID)4038496838

Product Key Features

Book TitlePosh Boys : How English Public Schools Ruin Britain

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSociology / General, Social History, General, Europe / Great Britain / General

Publication Year2019

GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, History

AuthorRobert Verkaik

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight12.5 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews'An illuminating and hugely enjoyable read, packed full of eye-opening facts... At a time when the gap between rich and poor is widening, we need to talk seriously about the role of public schools in our society. Posh Boys is a welcome catalyst for that debate.', 'You cannot understand Britain without understanding this - the story of how we became a nation obsessed with elite education that continues to stack the odds against fairness and progress, and the cultural forces it has unleashed upon us all. Robert Verkaik tells it with clarity, and makes a powerful call for change.', 'The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones's Chavs.', 'In his fascinating, enraging polemic, Verkaik touches on one of the strangest aspects of the elite schools and their product's domination of public life for two and a half centuries: the acquiescence of everyone else.', 'The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones's Chavs .', 'A trenchant j'accuse against the old-boy chumocracy... Posh Boys is, for a book about public schools, decidedly comprehensive.'

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromNinth Grade

Dewey Decimal373.2220942

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

SynopsisIn this examination of one of the biggest issues in Britain today, journalist Verkaik issues a searing indictment of the public school system and outlines how, through meaningful reform, society can be made fairer for all., 'The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones's Chavs.' -Andrew Marr, Sunday Times 'In his fascinating, enraging polemic, Verkaik touches on one of the strangest aspects of the elite schools and their product's domination of public life for two and a half centuries: the acquiescence of everyone else.' -Observer In Britain today, the government, judiciary and military are all led by an elite who attended private school. Under their watch, our society has become increasingly divided and the gap between rich and poor is now greater than ever before. Is this the country we want to live in? If we care about inequality, we have to talk about public schools. Robert Verkaik issues a searing indictment of the system originally intended to educate the most underprivileged Britons, and outlines how, through meaningful reform, we can finally make society fairer for all.

LC Classification NumberLA635