The Likes of Us: A Biography of the White Working Class - Brossura

Michael Collins

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ISBN 10: 1862077789 ISBN 13: 9781862077782

Casa editrice: Granta Books, 2005

Riassunto

Once they were portrayed as the salt of the earth. Nowadays, they take to the streets when paedophiles and asylum seekers are in their midst; they expose their lives in TV documentaries; they love Gucci and hate the Euro; the broadsheets cast them as xenophobes and exhibitionists and mock their tastes and attitudes. But who are the white working class and what have they done to deserve this portrayal? The Likes of Us is a fascinating and wholly original examination of London's white working class.

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Recensione:

'Gripping stuff, and Collins'’s exquisite turn of phrase broadens the appeal of this evocative history' -- Daily Mail

'A fascinating blend of memoir and social history... a spiky defence of south London’s white working class’' --Blake Morrison, Guardian

'An intimate study of a class being demonised... Focusing mainly on Southwark and its south London environs, Collins painstakingly but vividly gives us the case for defence... [This] remains an indispensable slice of contemporary history. --David Kynaston, Guardian

'‘This book brings home the cyclical nature of history... Discussed with enchanting historical detail’' --Aberdeen Evening Express

L'autore:

Michael Collins was born in Walworth, south-east London, in 1961. He has worked as a television producer and scriptwriter, and has written for various publications including the Observer, Guardian, Independent, Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Times. www .michaelcollins.info

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Granta Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1862077789
• ISBN 13: 9781862077782
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288