{"product_id":"on-class-9781771964814","title":"On Class","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eHamilton Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Dundas is a journalist who grew up poor and almost didn’t make it to university. In \u003cem\u003eOn Class\u003c\/em\u003e, she talks to writers, activists, those who work with the poor and those who are poor about what happens when we don’t talk about poverty or class—and what will happen when we do.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing up poor, Deborah Dundas knew what it meant to want, to be hungry, and to long for social and economic dignity; she understood the crushing weight of having nothing much expected of you. But even after overcoming many of the usual barriers faced by lower- and working-class people, she still felt anxious about her place, and even in relatively safe spaces reluctant to broach the subject of class. While new social movements have generated open conversation about gender and racism, discussions of class rarely include the voices of those most deeply affected: the working class and poor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Class\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration of the ways in which we talk about class: of who tells the stories, and who doesn’t, which ones tend to be repeated most often, and why this has to change. It asks the question: What don’t we talk about when we don’t talk about class? And what might happen if, finally, we did?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eOn Class\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The author uses her own experience of growing up poor to thread interviews with writers and activists about the barriers to success in Canada’s widening class divide.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Globe and Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eOn Class\u003c\/em\u003e is urgent and wise, written with Dundas' trademark wit and crisp prose. Raw and smart, it urges readers not to look away from the complexity of issues affecting the poor and working class, especially in a time of constant political, economic, and social turmoil.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Open Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A nifty, provocative little book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Winnipeg Free Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOn Class\u003c\/em\u003e is a great read, perfect for readers less familiar with the notion of class and what it really means, but also interesting and thoughtful enough for those who have already begun to engage with the topic. Dundas pulls a lot of threads together in this volume, but it works really well and serves as an excellent, broad starting point.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Miramichi Reader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eOn Class\u003c\/em\u003e might be a quick read, but it is definitely an important one.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Quarantine Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I really enjoyed Deborah Dundas’s small and brave book \u003cem\u003eOn Class\u003c\/em\u003e. She addresses the need to speak about the different classes in Canada, and the ways it is almost impossible to cross their divides.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Heather O'Neill, author of \u003cem\u003eWhen We Lost Our Heads\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Dundas] shares her own experience of growing up poor and facing class-driven barriers to success.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Zoomer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Why does our society put so much emphasis on individual achievements and pay so little attention to collective ones? \u003cem\u003eOn Class\u003c\/em\u003e doesn’t offer answers to these critical issues and questions—a task beyond any one volume—but it does offer a pleasing invitation to reflect upon them.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Monitor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the \u003cem\u003eField Notes \u003c\/em\u003eseries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A clear-eyed assessment of the links between property, policing, and the subjugation of Black people ... Walcott’s analysis of the ways in which white supremacy is baked into the legal systems of Canada and the U.S. is stimulating. Progressives will embrace this well-conceived call for change.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Running a brief but far-reaching and punchy 96 pages, \u003cem\u003eOn Property\u003c\/em\u003e has an absolute certainty of purpose: calling for the abolition of private property ownership ... [If] statements such as ‘the problem of property is resolved through its removal’ or calls to ‘abolish everything’ can make some people quake, when Walcott’s pamphlet argues for the human ability to reconsider and rebuild societal structures, the stances come across as sensible and, better yet, doable.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Rinaldo Walcott locates his contribution to the Field Notes series on current issues, \u003cem\u003eOn Property\u003c\/em\u003e, in the present political moment, while using historical references and events to argue for the abolition of police and property ... Walcott concludes his case by asking for a new ethics of care and economy that does not keep feeding into the incarceration system, a system rigged to continue Black suffering ... It is a question we must ask ourselves after reflecting on the ways in which we, too, are complicit.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Kingwell offers a slender, thoughtful, sometimes meandering disquisition on risk that “is inflected (or infected) by the virus, but not precisely about the virus—except as it grants new urgency to old questions of risk and politics. A host of cultural allusions—from Shakespeare to the Simpsons, Isaiah Berlin to Irving Berlin, Voltaire, Pascal, and Derrida—along with salient academic studies inspire Kingwell to examine the many contradictory ways that humans handle risk ... An entertaining gloss on an enduring conundrum.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Urgent, far-reaching and with a profound generosity of care, the wisdom in \u003cem\u003eOn Property\u003c\/em\u003e is absolute. We cannot afford to ignore or defer its teachings. Now is the time for us-collectively-to take up the challenge in this undeniable gift of a book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Canisia Lubrin, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dyzgraphxst\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVoodoo Hypothesis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887596319063,"sku":"9781771964814","price":11.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-class-9781771964814","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}