Now Australia: Inside the Lifestyles of the Rich and Tasteful - Softcover

Andre West

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1864033371 ISBN 13: 9781864033373

Publisher: Pluto Press Australia, 2006

Synopsis

In this book, journalist and author Andrew West exposes the great Australian myth of egalitarianism by going inside the class that dare not speak its name - the upper middle class. With wry humour and cutting irony, West observes the customs, the privileges, the spending and preoccupations of Australia s well-to-do. West finds an upper middle class riven down the middle between those driven by money and those obsessed with cultural attainments. He writes of a new elite class conflict that secretly shapes Australian politics: the Materialists versus the Culturalists. This book is the first in the new series NOW Australia - new journalism about contemporary issues - by leading journalists and writers - published 5 times a year.

About this title

About the Author:

Andrew West is a freelance jornalist who writes for Australia's leading newspapers.

Review:

What makes West's book so engaging is that it takes Australia's upper middle class and reveals the hidden code and cultural touchstones between its subgroups. His detailed observations are candid and thoughtful. From education and the latte courtyard for girls at one of Sydney's progressive private girl's schools to his treatise that wine is the new book among materialists, his writing is a pleasure to read.' Meredith Irish, Courier Mail, Brisbane --Courier Mail

About this edition

• Publisher: Pluto Press Australia
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1864033371
• ISBN 13: 9781864033373
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 106
• Editor: NAdine Davidoff