Skip to content

Privilege : The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Privilege : The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School Paperback - 2012

by Khan, Shamus Rahman

  • Used

Description

Princeton University Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Used - Very Good
NZ$12.62
FREE Shipping to USA Standard delivery: 4 to 8 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Better World Books (Indiana, United States)
The BIBLIO Guarantee | Ask Seller a Question

Details

  • Title Privilege : The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School
  • Author Khan, Shamus Rahman
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 248
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press, PRINCETON.N.J.
  • Date 2012-10-14
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4610542-75
  • ISBN 9780691156231 / 0691156239
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.26 x 6.21 x 0.71 in (23.52 x 15.77 x 1.80 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: New England
    • Geographic Orientation: New Hampshire
  • Library of Congress subjects St. Paul's School (Concord, N.H.) - History, Boarding schools - New Hampshire - Concord -
  • Dewey Decimal Code 373.742

About Better World Books Indiana, United States

Biblio member since 2005
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Better World Books is the world's leading socially conscious online bookseller and has sold over 100 million books. Each sale generates funds for global literacy and education initiatives. We offer low prices, fast shipping, and have a 100% money back guarantee, if you are not completely satisfied.

Terms of Sale:

Better World Books wants every single one of its customers to be happy with their purchase. If you are not satisfied your purchase or simply find out that it was not the book you were looking for, please e-mail us at: help@betterworldbooks.com. We will get back to you as soon as possible with directions on how to return the book to our warehouse. Please keep in mind that because we deal mostly in used books, any extra components, such as CDs or access codes, are usually not included. CDs: If the book does include a CD, it will be noted in the book's description ("With CD!"). Otherwise, there is no CD included, even if the term is used in the book's title. Access Codes: Unless the book is described as "New," please assume that the book does *not* have an access code.

Browse books from Better World Books

From the publisher

An inside look at how one of the country's most elite private schools prepares its students for success

As one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, has long been the exclusive domain of America's wealthiest sons. But times have changed. Today, a new elite of boys and girls is being molded at St. Paul's, one that reflects the hope of openness but also the persistence of inequality.

In Privilege, Shamus Khan returns to his alma mater to provide an inside look at an institution that has been the private realm of the elite for the past 150 years. He shows that St. Paul's students continue to learn what they always have--how to embody privilege. Yet, while students once leveraged the trappings of upper-class entitlement, family connections, and high culture, current St. Paul's students learn to succeed in a more diverse environment. To be the future leaders of a more democratic world, they must be at ease with everything from highbrow art to everyday life--from Beowulf to Jaws--and view hierarchies as ladders to scale. Through deft portrayals of the relationships among students, faculty, and staff, Khan shows how members of the new elite face the opening of society while still preserving the advantages that allow them to rule.

From the rear cover

"Privilege is superb. Khan skillfully narrates from the perspective of both teacher and researcher, and the personal portraits are very well-rounded. This important book is a masterly look at a disturbing current in the formation of elite American society."--Richard Sennett, author of The Corrosion of Character

"This is a terrific book. Khan's strong authorial voice and wonderful personality shine through and it is a pleasure to follow his life and travails at St. Paul's."--Michle Lamont, Harvard University

Categories

About the author

Shamus Khan is professor of sociology and American studies at Princeton University. He is an alumnus and former faculty member of St. Paul's School.

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.