Stiff Upper Lip, Alex Renton 1st edition

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Stiff Upper Lip, Alex Renton 1st edition

Name: Stiff Upper Lip, Alex Renton 1st edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
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Condition Report New: A brand-new, unread and professionally handled book. Carefully preserved from publication to purchase, these books are offered in the best attainable condition. This grade applies to recently published titles that have not entered long-term storage.

Catalogue NoteAn immaculate, publisher-fresh paperback copy of Alex Renton's highly acclaimed and searing investigation into the British elite boarding school system. This copy has been meticulously preserved, exhibiting crisp, sharp edges to the softcovers, an entirely uncreased, tight spine, and perfectly white, pristine text pages. Free from any handling wear, price stickers, or remainder marks, it presents exactly as it did upon the day of distribution.

Drawing on extensive historical research, official records, and the vivid, often painful testimonies of hundreds of former pupils, investigative journalist Alex Renton delivers a masterful exposé of the private boarding schools that shaped the British ruling class. Renton explores a world of institutionalised bullying, harsh routines, and systemic secrecy, exploring how an education system designed to build an empire left generations of children with life-altering psychological scars—and continues to influence the power structures of modern Britain.

ISBN: 9781474601016

Book Condition: New

Book Authors: Alex Renton

Book Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Book Language: en

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: History

Book edition: First Edition

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Book Pages: 416

Book Publication Year: 2018

Book Publication Date: March 15, 2018

Book Binding: Paperback

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