Social Classes

Following a remarkable epoch of greater dispersion of wealth and opportunity, we are inexorably returning towards a more feudal era marked by great...

As the population ages, this book reveals how divides that are apparent through childhood and working life change and are added to in later life. ...

2020 Book of the Year  International Labor History Association Honorable Mention Philip Taft Labor History Prize This rich history details the...

Working-class stories are not always tales of the underprivileged and dispossessed.Common People is a collection of essays, poems and memoir writte...

Problems confronting the financial-industrial system, or the ills of the casino economy, have never been more urgent than they are today. This is b...

This important book provides the first substantial analysis of white working class perspectives on themes of multiculturalism and change in the UK,...

A surprising and revealing look at how today's elite view their own wealth and place in society From TV's real housewives to The Wolf of Wall Stre...

T?his is the first book about reality television to make class its central focus. Despite popular and media debate about the ''classed'' behaviour ...

T?his is the first book about reality television to make class its central focus. Despite popular and media debate about the ''classed'' behaviour ...

This is the history of England's turbulent times, told through the stories of the country's nobility. The book begins with the Norman Conquest in 1...

We live in a world obsessed by luxury. Long-distance airlines compete to offer first-class sleeping experiences and hotels recommend exclusive suit...

Discussions of class make many Americans uncomfortable. This accessible book makes class visible in everyday life. Solely identifying political and...

Winner of the 2021 Lionel Gelber Prize: A provocative look at how todays trade conflicts are caused by governments promoting the interests of elite...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER''Few books are as urgent as Shon Faye''s debut ... Faye has hope for the future - and maybe so should we'' Inde...

'A sympathetic and perceptive account of a fine writer at a critical moment in our cultural life' KEN LOACHOn 27 May 1958, A Taste of Honey opened ...

'Powerful, vital and visionary' - Jimmy McGovern SOMETHING unusual happened in Britain during the spring of 2020. As the nation went into lockdown...

One of the most famous writers of all time, George Orwell's life played a huge part in his understanding of the world. A constant critic of power a...