Class：A Guide Through the American Status System

图书标准信息

• 作者 Fussell 著；Martim De Avillez 绘
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster US
• 出版时间 1992-10
• 版次 2
• ISBN 9780671792251
• 定价 136.60元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 202页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

In"Class"PaulFussellexplodesthesacredAmericanmythofsocialequalitywitheagle-eyedirreverenceandiconoclasticwit.Thisbestselling,superblyresearched,exquisitelyobservedguidetothesigns,symbols,andcustomsoftheAmericanclasssystemisalwaysoutrageouslyonthemarkasFussellshowsushowourstatusisrevealedbyeverythingwedo,say,andown.Hedescribesthehouses,objects,artifacts,speech,clothingstyles,andintellectualproclivitiesofAmericanclassesfromthetoptothebottomandeverybody--you'llsurelyrecognizeyourself--inbetween."Class"isguaranteedtoamuseandinfuriate,whetheryourclassissohighit'soutofsight(literally)oryouare,alas,asinkingvictimofproledrift.

【作者简介】

PaulFussell,critic,essayist,andculturalcommentator,hasrecentlywontheH.L.MenckenAwardoftheFreePressAssociation.AmonghisbooksareTheGreatWarandModemMemory,whichin1976wonboththeNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardandtheNationalBookAward;Abroad:BritishLiteraryTravelingBetweentheWars;Wartime:UnderstandingandBehaviorintheSecondWorldWar;and,mostrecently,BADor,TheDumbingofAmerica.HisessayshavebeencollectedinTheBoyScoutHandbookandOtherObservationsandThankGodfortheAtomBombandOtherEssays.HelivesinPhiladelphia,whereheteachesEnglishattheUniversityofPennsylvania.