{"product_id":"privileged-brotherhoods-adam-howard-9781509571291","title":"Privileged Brotherhoods: Becoming Men at Elite All-Boys Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrivileged Brotherhoods\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unprecedented look inside the hidden world of elite all-boys schools in the United States. These institutions have long shaped the nation's most powerful men but have largely escaped critical scrutiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on extensive and immersive fieldwork, Adam Howard reveals how these schools function as incubators of elite masculinity, instilling in their students a sense of entitlement, competitive drive, and loyalty to powerful male networks. At the heart of this process are \"brotherhoods\" informal institutions molding boys into men prepared to defend privilege and resist challenges to traditional power structures. Through compelling analysis and vivid storytelling, Howard traces how the relations and practices of elite masculinity cultivated in these settings extend their influence into political, economic, and cultural life well beyond the school gates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrivileged Brotherhoods\u003c\/i\u003e situates elite all-boys schools within broader debates on class reproduction and gender norms, revealing how these institutions quietly reproduce systems of dominance in contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509571299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509571291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Adam Howard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460356452607,"sku":"9781509571291","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b3c8048-6d28-48ec-a53f-e1e614a26c0f.jpg?v=1777414207","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/privileged-brotherhoods-adam-howard-9781509571291","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}