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Preparing for power

Preparing for power

by Peter W. Cookson

1985Education (Secondary)Preparatory schoolsUpper classUpper classesSecondary Education
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Why do private boarding schools produce such a disproportionate number of leaders in business, government, and the arts? In the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, two sociologists describe the complex ways in which elite schools prepare students for success and power, and they also provide a lively behind-the-scenes look at prep-school life and underlife. -- Publisher's description.

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Education (Secondary)Preparatory schoolsUpper classUpper classesSecondary Education
First published 1985

Setting

United States

Author

Peter W. Cookson

First published

1985

Pages

260

Read time

≈ 7h

Editions

1

Language

English

Publisher

Basic Books

ISBN

0465062687

Where to buy

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