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Snobbery: The American Version
Snobbery The American Version
Author: Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein's highly entertaining new book takes up the subject of snobbery in America after the fall of the prominence of the old Wasp culture of prep schools, Ivy League colleges, cotillions, debutante balls, the Social Register, and the rest of it. With ample humor and insight, Epstein uncovers the new outlets upon which the old snobbery h...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780395944172
ISBN-10: 0395944171
Publication Date: 7/9/2002
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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Witty, honest and insightful, Joseph Epstein looks at the origins and modern manifestations of snobbery in America, including his own snobbish habits. Subjects include fancy watches, the competition for college, America's slight obsession with nobility and intellectual snobbery, a bird of a totally different color. A light but relevant read.
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