Verkaik, Robert

Posh Boys: How English Public Schools Ruin Britain

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ISBN 13:: 9781786076120
author:: Verkaik, Robert
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Oneworld Publications
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2019
Pages:: 400
Dimensions:: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.8 centimetres (0
Genre:: History, Europe, Great Britain,
Condition:: New
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Robert Verkaik's powerful polemic explores the divisions in modern Britain, focusing on the role of elite schools in shaping public life. The author argues that the system, originally intended to educate the most underprivileged, has instead contributed to increasing inequality.

Verkaik issues a searing indictment of the public school system, highlighting its impact on society and the need for meaningful reform to make it fairer for all. By examining the current state of the elite schools and their influence on politics, the judiciary, and the military, Verkaik sheds light on the country's most pressing social issue.

This book is a thought-provoking analysis of the effects of elite schools on British society, and a call to action for change.

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