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class a guide through the american status system
in class paul fussell explodes the sacred american myth of social equality with eagle eyed irreverence and iconoclastic wit . this bestselling superbly researched exquisitely observed guide to the signs symbols and customs of the american class system is always outrageously on the mark as fussell shows us how our status is revealed by everything we do say and own . he describes the houses objects artifacts speech clothing styles and intellectual proclivities of american classes from the top to the bottom and everybody youll surely recognize yourself in between . class is guaranteed to amuse and infuriate whether your class is so high its out of sight literally or you are alas a sinking victim of prole drift .
this book describes the living room artifacts clothing styles and intellectual proclivities of american classes from top to bottom