The Likes of Us A Biography of the White Working Class

Paperback (06 Jun 2005)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Once they were portrayed as the salt of the earth. Nowadays, they take to the streets when paedophiles and asylum seekers are in their midst; they expose their lives in TV documentaries; they love Gucci and hate the Euro; the broadsheets cast them as xenophobes and exhibitionists and mock their tastes and attitudes. But who are the white working class and what have they done to deserve this portrayal? The Likes of Us is a fascinating and wholly original examination of London's white working class.

About the Publisher

Granta Books

Granta Books is one of the most independent-minded and prestigious literary publishers in the UK. The company publishes around 25 new titles a year, both literary fiction and upmarket non-fiction, and provides authors with the intimacy of a small, passionate and creative team while consistently punching above its weight in review coverage, prizes, cultural impact and sales.

Book information

ISBN: 9781862077782
Publisher: Granta Publications
Imprint: Granta Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 305.56209421
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 274
Weight: 218g
Height: 132mm
Width: 197mm
Spine width: 17mm