This timely and innovative book, exploring the issue of social class from the point of view of its linguistic articulations, is a welcome contribution to a much-needed reflection on a pivotal topic for several disciplines and fields of inquiry. The substantial introduction and the seven chapters endorse this by offering a variety of case studies, including distinct cultural settings, which expand into diverse textual genres. […] an invitation to re-think ‘class’ as a meaningful methodological and operational tool to interpret and make sense of contemporary societal life and dynamics, both from a strategic academic and political point of view. This book will certainly appeal to sociolinguists, anthropologists, political theorists and practitioners, and those engaging in literary studies and students of these disciplines and fields of research.

Dr. Cosimo Zene

Professor Emeritus in the Study of Religions and World Philosophies,

School of History, Religions and Philosophies

SOAS, University of London