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Highlights
- Why do private boarding schools produce such a disproportionate number of leaders in business, government, and the arts?
- About the Author: Peter W. Cookson, Jr., is senior research associate in the Department of Sociology at New York University.
- 260 Pages
- Social Science, General
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About the Book
A lively behind-the-scenes look at prep school life and underlife.Book Synopsis
Why do private boarding schools produce such a disproportionate number of leaders in business, government, and the arts? In the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, two sociologists describe the complex ways in which elite schools prepare students for success and power, and they also provide a lively behind-the-scenes look at prep-school life and underlife.About the Author
Peter W. Cookson, Jr., is senior research associate in the Department of Sociology at New York University. Caroline Hodges Persell is professor and chairperson in the Department of Sociology at New York University.Dimensions (Overall): 8.02 Inches (H) x 5.04 Inches (W) x .62 Inches (D)
Weight: .62 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 260
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: General
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Peter W Cookson & Caroline Hodges Persell
Language: English
Street Date: September 30, 1987
TCIN: 1004093247
UPC: 9780465062690
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-9223
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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