Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class

Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class is a non-fiction work by the British writer and political commentator Owen Jones, first published in 2011.[1][2] It discusses stereotypes of sections of the British working class (and the working class as a whole) and use of the pejorative term chav. The book received attention in domestic and international media, including selection by critic Dwight Garner of The New York Times as one of his top 10 non-fiction books of 2011 in the paper's Holiday Gift Guide and being long-listed for the Guardian First Book Award.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Hanley, Lynsey (8 June 2011). "Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class by Owen Jones – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Cruddas, Jon (3 June 2011). "Book of the week: Chavs: the demonization of the working class by Owen Jones". The Independent. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Jon Cruddas (3 June 2011). "Book of the week: Chavs: the demonization of the working class by Owen Jones". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "The demonisation of the working class: How shows such as The Only Way is Essex have wiped out popular culture". Mail Online. London. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Giving the poor a good kicking". The Economist. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Dwight Garner (12 July 2011). "Get Your Bling and Adidas Tracksuit, Wayne, a British Class War Is Raging". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  7. ↑ Garner, Dwight (21 November 2011). "Dwight Garner's Picks for 2011". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  8. ↑ Flood, Alison (31 August 2011). "Guardian first book award longlist: fiction takes lead". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
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