Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Democratic Inequality 1
4. 1. The New Elite 18
5. 2. Finding One’s Place 41
6. 3. The Ease of Privilege 77
7. 4. Gender and the Performance of Privilege 114
8. 5. Learning Beowulf and Jaws 151
9. Conclusion 193
10. Methodological and Theoretical Reflections 201
11. Acknowledgments 207
12. Notes 211
13. Works Cited 223
14. Index 229