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      An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals

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      One of the most respected, prolific and razor-sharp voices in social commentary uses the prism of her extraordinary family to examine the true state of class in Britain.

      ''Fascinating'' Spectator
      ''Entertaining'' Sunday Times
      ''Enthra...

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      Product ID:9781838958374
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:An Uneasy Inheritance
      Subtitle:My Family and Other Radicals
      Authors:Author: Polly Toynbee
      Page Count:448
      Subjects:Memoirs, Memoirs, Social classes, Social classes, United Kingdom, Great Britain
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      One of the most respected, prolific and razor-sharp voices in social commentary uses the prism of her extraordinary family to examine the true state of class in Britain.

      ''Fascinating'' Spectator
      ''Entertaining'' Sunday Times
      ''Enthralling'' Guardian
      ''Beautiful, funny and moving'' Daily Mail
      ''Compelling and moving'' Observer

      ''Replete with vivid - often hilarious, often shocking - anecdotes'' Financial Times

      While for generations Polly Toynbee''s ancestors have been committed left-wing rabble-rousers railing against injustice, they could never claim to be working class, settling instead for the prosperous life of academia or journalism enjoyed by their own forebears. So where does that leave their ideals of class equality?

      Through a colourful, entertaining examination of her own family - which in addition to her writer father Philip and her historian grandfather Arnold contains everyone from the Glenconners to Jessica Mitford to Bertrand Russell, and features ancestral home Castle Howard as a backdrop - Toynbee explores the myth of mobility, the guilt of privilege, and asks for a truly honest conversation about class in Britain.


      Imprint Name:Atlantic Books
      Publisher Name:Atlantic Books
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2024-06-06

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      Weight394 g
      Dimensions129 × 198 × 38 mm