Böcker av Eliane Glaser

This important book argues that the real elites escape scrutinywhile everything that makes our lives worth living becomesworthy and diluted.

'I love my children. They fill me with joy. But I felt guilty when I rebelliously ate runny cheese while pregnant, I felt guilty when I had an epidural for my first baby, and I frequently feel guilty when I sneak off to check my emails while my children are at home.'

Placing topical debates in historical perspective, the essays by leading scholars of history, literature and political science explore issues of difference and diversity, inclusion and exclusion, and faith in relation to a variety of Christian groups, Jews and Muslims in the context of both early modern and contemporary England and America.