Description
With its penetrating examination of the British school system and postwar trends, Establishment and Meritocracy is an important resource for those concerned about the link between education and later success, both for individuals and their societies.
About the Author
Peter Hennessy is Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of London. Educated at St John's College, Cambridge, the London School of Economics and Harvard (where he was a Kennedy Scholar 1971-72), Hennessy went on to spend 20 years in journalism. He is a Fellow of the British Academy. The author of several major works of contemporary British history including The Secret State, The Prime Minister, Never Again: Britain 1945-1951 and Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties, Hennessy nows sits as a crossbench peer in the House of Lords.
Book Information
ISBN 9781908323774
Author Peter Hennessy
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Haus Publishing
Publisher Haus Publishing
Weight(grams) 680g
Dimensions(mm) 25mm * 15mm * 2mm