Stiff upper lip : secrets, crimes and the schooling of a ruling class
Renton, Alex, 1961-2017
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This is the story of generations of parents, Britain's richest and grandest, who believed that being miserable at school was necessary to make a good and successful citizen. Childish suffering was a price they accepted for the preservation of their class and their entitlement. The children who were moulded by this misery and abuse went on - as they still do - to run Britain's public institutions and private companies. Confronting the truth of his own schooldays and the crimes he witnessed, Alex Renton has revealed a much bigger story.
Main title:
Author:
Renton, Alex, 1961-, author
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2017.
Collation:
xvi, 398 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781474600545 (hbk)
Dewey class:
306.432R306.432 REN
Language:
English
BRN:
2478155