Preparing for Power : America's Elite Boarding Schools
Persell, Caroline Hodges, Cookson, Peter W., Jr.
ISBN 10: 0465062695 ISBN 13: 9780465062690
Published by Basic Books, 1987
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Synopsis:
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.
About the Author: Peter W. Cookson, Jr., is senior research associate in the Department of Sociology at New York University. Caroline Hodges Persell is professor and chairperson in the Department of Sociology at New York University.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Preparing for Power : America's Elite ...
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: Reprint.