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082 0 4 _a373.2220941
100 1 _aBeard, Richard,
_d1967-
_eauthor.
_9127501
245 1 0 _aSad little men :
_bprivate schools and the ruin of England /
_cRichard Beard.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bHarvill Secker,
_c2021.
300 _a278 pages
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
520 8 _a"In 1975, as a child, Richard Beard was sent away from his home to sleep in a dormitory. So were David Cameron and Boris Johnson. In those days a private boys' boarding school education was largely the same experience as it had been for generations: a training for the challenges of Empire. He didn't enjoy it. But the first and most important lesson was to not let that show. Being separated from the people who love you is traumatic. How did that feel at the time, and what sort of adult does it mould? This is a story about England, and a portrait of a type of boy, trained to lead, who becomes a certain type of man. As clearly as an X-ray, it reveals the make-up of those who seek power - what makes them tick, and why. Sad Little Men adresses debates about privilege head-on; clearly and unforgettably, it shows the problem with putting a succession of men from boarding schools into positions of influence, including at 10 Downing Street. Is this who we want in charge, especially at a time of crisis?"--
_cTaken from dust jacket.
600 1 0 _aBeard, Richard,
_d1967-
_xChildhood and youth.
_9127502
650 0 _aElite (Social sciences)
_xEducation
_zGreat Britain.
_9127503
650 0 _aPrivate schools
_zGreat Britain.
_943739
650 0 _aBoarding schools
_zGreat Britain.
_924555
650 0 _aPrivate schools
_xSocial aspects
_zGreat Britain.
_960606
650 0 _aUpper class men
_xEducation
_zGreat Britain.
_9127504
650 0 _aPoliticians
_zGreat Britain
_xPsychology.
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