{"product_id":"the-privileged-few-paperback-softback-9781509559718","title":"The Privileged Few (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509559718","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Privileged Few\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eClive Hamilton (Author), Myra Hamilton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509559718, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.408 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"A fascinating study of how elite privilege, networks and schools contribute to the fabric and perpetuation of social inequality. A must-read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Piketty, EHESS, Paris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an important contribution to academic literature and social commentary that is written in an accessible style but informed by analysis and evidence. It will appeal to both expert and general audiences in many countries.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Saunders, University of New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The strength of the Hamiltons’ forensics is the thoroughness of the exposé; our emperors are left with no clothes at all. Many readers will be left thinking: I knew it was bad but I didn’t realise it was \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e bad.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInside Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With scholarly rigour, Clive and Myra Hamilton dissect the workings of privilege in Australia”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald, \u003c\/i\u003eNon-fiction book of the week\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“detailed and elegantly written”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"deserves to be read by the widest possible audience.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Australian Political\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Economy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Privileged Few is a thought-provoking and deeply relevant sociological examination of the hidden structures that shape opportunities, influence decision-making and reinforce social hierarchies…. an essential starting point for much needed conversations about fairness, power and the future of social equity in a classed society.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNetwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMale and white privilege are on the decline, yet elite privilege has gone from strength to strength. The privileges enjoyed by the rich and powerful are not only unfair but cause widespread harm, from the everyday slights and humiliations visited on those lower down the scale to the distortions in the labour market when elites use their networks to secure plum jobs, not least in new domains such as professional sports.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, Clive Hamilton and Myra Hamilton show that elite privilege is not a mere by-product of wealth but an organising principle for society as a whole. They explore the practices and processes that sustain, legitimise and reproduce elite privilege and show how we are all implicated in the system, both facilitating it and tolerating its harmful effects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding on their original fieldwork and a wide range of other sources, the authors paint a vivid picture of the micropolitics of elite privilege, highlighting in particular the vital role played by exclusive private schools. Ranging across topics as diverse as ‘glamour suburbs’, philanthropy, Rhodes scholarships and super-yachts, \u003ci\u003eThe Privileged Few\u003c\/i\u003e delves beneath attempts at concealment to expose how the elites keep getting away with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e 1. Understanding elite privilege \u003cbr\u003e 2. The micropolitics of elite privilege \u003cbr\u003e 3. The geography of privilege \u003cbr\u003e 4. Replicating privilege: Elite schools \u003cbr\u003e 5. Sites of privilege \u003cbr\u003e 6. The power of giving \u003cbr\u003e 7. The privilege blender\u003cbr\u003e 8. Hiding and justifying privilege\u003cbr\u003e 9. Psychic harms \u003cbr\u003e 10. Economic and social harms \u003cbr\u003e 11. 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