| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The strange case of Shannon Matthews -- Class warriors -- Politicians vs chavs -- A class in the stocks -- 'We're all middle class now' -- A rigged society -- Broken Britain -- Backlash -- Conclusion : a new class of politics? |
| Summary |
"In this groundbreaking investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the earth'. Moving through Westminster 's lobbies and working-class communities from Dagenham to Dewsbury Moor, Jones lays bare the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the chav caricature, and reveals a far more complex reality: the increasing poverty and desperation of people left abandoned by the aspirational, society-fragmenting policies of both the Tories and the New Labour. A damning indictment of the media and political establishment, Chavs is an illuminating, disturbing portrait of inequality and class hatred in modern Britain."--P. [4] of cover. |
| Subject |
Working class -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Working class -- Press coverage -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain -- Economic conditions.
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Working class -- Great Britain -- Public opinion.
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| ISBN |
9781844676965 (pbk.) |
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184467696X (pbk.) |
| Description |
298 p. ; 23 cm. |
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