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Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School (The William G. Bowen Series, 65) Paperback - 2012

by Khan, Shamus Rahman

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  • Title Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School (The William G. Bowen Series, 65)
  • Author Khan, Shamus Rahman
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition UsedGood
  • 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 # 31UI5600CGHD_ns
  • 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

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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

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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.

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