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The War on the Young (Hardcover)
Series: Provocations
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Intergenerational conflict is a perennial feature of society and
capitalism. One side has the youth, the other side has the lion's
share of the wealth, and the good things wealth can bring. In the
last few years that friction has reached to dangerous heights. Call
it war. And, like all war, it has the risk of doing severe damage.
In this fiery polemic the author of the best-selling The War on the
Old has switched sides, and now examines the conflict as it must
appear to the young. For the first time since the Second World War,
younger generations can expect less fulfilled lives than their
elders. They may not be their `betters', but in the second decade
of the twenty-first century they surely are better heeled.
Traditionally society's way of controlling the young has been to
send them off to war, or conscript them. They would either die, or
learn `duty'. Now we send as many as 50% to university, from which
they emerge encumbered with debt. As Orwell observed, there is
nothing like debt for extinguishing the political fire in your
belly. The War on the Young is lively, provocative and ranges
wittily, and at times angrily, over many casus belli from the
standpoint of the nation's young people. Things are not getting
better. This is a timely and highly readable look at a ticking
generational time-bomb.
General
Imprint: |
Biteback Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Provocations |
Release date: |
2018 |
Authors: |
John Sutherland
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Dimensions: |
185 x 113 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
144 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78590-339-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
1-78590-339-X |
Barcode: |
9781785903397 |
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