# Understanding Class

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- Book: [Understanding Class](https://www.bookquiver.com/erik-olin-wright/understanding-class) ([Understanding Class.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/erik-olin-wright/understanding-class.md))
- Authors: [Erik Olin Wright](https://www.bookquiver.com/erik-olin-wright)
- Publisher: verso
- ISBN: 978-17-8168-920-2
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2015-11-24
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

Leading sociologist examines how different readings of class enrich our understanding of capitalism Few ideas are more contested today than “class.” Some have declared its death, while others...