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Very good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
Publishing Language
English
ISBN
1787302938
EAN
9781787302938
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Sad Little Men: The revealing book about the world that shaped...
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Beard, Richard
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Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
Sad Little Men: Private Schools and the Ruin of England
Item Height
222mm
Author
Richard Beard
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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Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13
9781787302938
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Book Title
Sad Little Men: Private Schools and the Ruin of England
Author
Richard Beard
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Memorials, Education, Politics, Opinion of the People
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Item Height
222mm
Item Width
144mm
Item Weight
407g

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Richard Beard
Topic Area
Experimental Psychology
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United Kingdom

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