 | In Pursuit of Privilege: A History of New York City''s Upper Class and the Making of a Metropolis Subjects: New York (N.Y.) -- Civilization; Upper class -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; Elite (Social sciences) -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; Rich people -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs; Extending from the 1750s to the present, In Pursuit of Privilege recounts upper-class New Yorkers' struggle to create a world guarded against outsiders. Clifton Hood shows elites' part in the larger story of the city through class conflict and their role in New York's cultural and economic foundations. Clifton Hood is professor of history at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He is the author of 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York (1993), and his work has appeared in the Journal of Urban History , Journal of Social History , Reviews in American History , and the New York Times . |
