In a society drowning in debates over sexism and racism, classism was largely ignored by the mainstream until just recently when it was brought to the public’s attention in an almost literal form of war known as class warfare. Barbara Jensen has been at the forefront of class studies for as long as her career, at least. She was pioneering awareness of this new ism long before it became part of our common vernacular. Many fine people are involved in this niche area of academia, and I would bet that a fair number of them have been influenced in some way by her impressions and ideas. If you’ve ever been to a seminar or a lecture of hers then you know of her wit and natural ease on stage. She can engage an entire audience with ease and verbally bridge the gap between the classes, making complex ideas easily digestible to anyone.

This is an Important book, coming out at just the right time in American History. As much personal memoir as researched wisdom, this book strikes a nice balance between the two and stand out as one of the more poignant and influential books on the subject to be written in a while. This is a subject which becomes more and more relevant as each day passes. If you know nothing about class warfare, I recommend this book. If You know everything about class warfare, I recommend this book. If you live in America I highly recommend this book.

You found our blog! I suppose you’ve already seen Jackie’s post about how she and I are sharing this site. Jackie’s the one with deep thoughts on life and a keen ability to express them. You already know I’m obsessed with books.

This whole Sandusky thing as horrible as it is has at least brought this issue to people’s awareness. I hope it changes some things for the better.