Nick Duffell: 3 books
The Making of Them
The British Attitude to Children and the Boarding School System
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2018
In the 21st century British society is still shaped by a private education system devised to gentrify the Victorian middle classes and produce gentlemen to run the Empire. Yet it is not on the political agenda; it is rarely the subject of public debate, and we remain blind to its psychological implications....
Wounded Leaders
British Elitism and the Entitlement Illusion: A Psychohistory
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Political leaders in Britain are consistently drawn from a class born to be educated away from their families in institutions - elite boarding schools. This has a direct effect on their ability to love, to relate, to make good judgments and to develop the necessary leadership qualities for today's...
Trauma, Abandonment and Privilege
A guide to therapeutic work with boarding school survivors
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Trauma, Abandonment and Privilege discusses how ex-boarders can be amongst the most challenging clients for therapists; even experienced therapists may unwittingly struggle to skilfully address the needs of this client group. It looks at the effect on adults of being sent away to board in childhood...