The Likes of Us: A Biography of the White Working Class

The Likes of Us: A Biography of the White Working Class

by Michael Collins (Author)

Synopsis

Once they were portrayed as the salt of the earth. Nowadays, they take to the streets when paedophiles and asylum seekers are in their midst; they expose their lives in TV documentaries; they love Gucci and hate the Euro - the broadsheets cast them as xenophobes and exhibitionists and mock their tastes and attitudes. Who are the white working class and what have they done to deserve this portrayal? The Likes of Us is a fascinating and wholly original examination of London's white working class.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 06 Jun 2005

ISBN 10: 1862077789
ISBN 13: 9781862077782

Author Bio
Michael Collins was born in Walworth, south-east London, in 1961. He has worked as a television producer and scriptwriter, and has written for various publications including the Observer, Guardian, Independent, Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Times. www .michaelcollins.info