Class：A Guide Through the American Status System

In"Class"PaulFussellexplodesthesacredAmericanmythofsocialequalitywitheagle-eyedirreverenceandiconoclasticwit.Thisbestselling,superblyresearched,exquisitelyobservedguidetothesigns,symbols,andcustomsoftheAmericanclasssystemisalwaysoutrageouslyonthemarkasFussellshowsushowourstatusisrevealedbyeverythingwedo,say,andown.Hedescribesthehouses,objects,artifacts,speech,clothingstyles,andintellectualproclivitiesofAmericanclassesfromthetoptothebottomandeverybody--you'llsurelyrecognizeyourself--inbetween."Class"isguaranteedtoamuseandinfuriate,whetheryourclassissohighit'soutofsight(literally)oryouare,alas,asinkingvictimofproledrift.