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Went looking for the mentioned book "Class: A Guide Through the American Status System", which is a few decades old, and found this Atlantic retrospective [0] t
by eatonphil 6y ago
Went looking for the mentioned book "Class: A Guide Through the American Status System", which is a few decades old, and found this Atlantic retrospective [0] that had a few more interesting recent thoughts on the matter and a few more books to read.
[0] https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/03/class-dismissed/307274/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/03/class-d...
- csa 6y agoInteresting article, but the way it reads makes me think that she never had a deep understanding of what an X is/was. That said, although dated, I still recommend Fussel’s book — it’s hilarious if not informative.