About this title: Wedding anecdote to exposition, Epstein tackles and dissects snobbery, as idea and as practice, in all its myriad forms. In some respects a companion volume to Epstein's earlier book AMBITION, SNOBBERY examines what snobbery is, who practices it, what it does in the world, how it came to exist, and where it's most common. A New York Times Notable ...
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Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 288 p. read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. some creasing and edge wear. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. 0395944171 Condition: VERY GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, cover wear, name written inside cover, light underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, etc. Overall, the book is in solid shape. This is a blanket description. Please email us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week of your request). read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780618340736ISBN:0618340734
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Satisfaction Guaranteed, fast shipping, please feel free to ask any questions. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780395944172ISBN:0395944171
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Good. read more
"There were parts of this book I related to and thought were totally relevant. There were other parts that were written solely for an upper-middle to upper-class readership - one Epstein (snobbishly) probably assumes is his only readership. As a result, the book skips over the snobbishness of middle America (religious, jingoism, etc) that I think is the more accurate "American Version.""
"I checked this out over the holidays and for whatever reason it just didn't click with me. I was hoping for something light and humorous but the writing just didn't come across well."
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