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'Sociology at its best, looking behind the curtains. Stewart provides a theoretically subtle and empirically intriguing study of the meanings, practices, fears and foibles of the middle classes. But the book goes further. We all claim to be middle class nowadays, and so Culture and the Middle Classes is also a revealing report on the state of England.' Keith Tester, University of Hull, UK 'This is a key work for Class Studies. Following Raymond Williams, Stewart presents a coherent argument against any idea of a single 'middle class', instead proposing that there are many types of defensive formations and dominant groups, including his newly identified silver disposition . Stewart's book is a mature work in an immensely readable style, his comprehensive empirical studies are fascinating.' Sally Munt, University of Sussex, UK

'Sociology at its best, looking behind the curtains. Stewart provides a theoretically subtle and empirically intriguing study of the meanings, practices, fears and foibles of the middle classes. But the book goes further. We all claim to be middle class nowadays, and so Culture and the Middle Classes is also a revealing report on the state of England.' Keith Tester, University of Hull, UK 'This is a key work for Class Studies. Following Raymond Williams, Stewart presents a coherent argument against any idea of a single middle class , instead proposing that there are many types of defensive formations and dominant groups, including his newly identified silver disposition . Stewart's book is a mature work in an immensely readable style, his comprehensive empirical studies are fascinating.' Sally R. Munt, University of Sussex, UK

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Simon Stewart is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at The University of Portsmouth, UK

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