Class: Knowing Your Place in Modern Britain

by Stephen Brook

Investigates the workings of class-consciousness. The text examines questions such how do the British define themselves in terms of their social stations?; is their status, whether high or low, a source of pride, shame or indifference?; does it affect their self-esteem?; how does it influence relationships between people?; and how do we set about defining our station?

Paperback

First published December 31, 1997

About the author

Stephen Brook has been a contributing editor to Decanter since 1996 and has won a clutch of awards for his writing on wine. The author of more than 30 books, his works include Complete Bordeaux, now the definitive study of the region and in its third edition, and The Wines of California, which won three awards. His most recently published book is The Wines of Austria. Brook also fully revised the last two editions of Hugh Johnson’s Wine Companion, and he writes for magazines in many countries.