Middle class Dutch teenagers get cold and muddy during an Easter camp in the countryside, involving outdoor pursuits such as climbing and obstacle course races.

Middle class children in uniform being taken to school on a man-pulled rickshaw.

Two middle class girls sit in a fast-food restaurant in a shopping centre in Luanda.

A woman in the ruins of her home in the middle class area known as Golfe 2. In December 2002, men, presumably from the government, forcibly demolished privately owned homes on this land. The land titl...

A young boy in the ruins of his home in the middle class area known as Golfe 2. In December 2002, men, presumably from the government, forcibly demolished privately owned homes on this land. The land...

Women who work as maids for middle class families.

Middle class couple on the water front at Galle Face Green.

Children in class at Ekangerserai Middle School.

Middle class young Indian young women chat as they promenade at the Ridge. This hill station in the Himalayas was formerly the summer capital of India during the Raj era.

Middle class customers sit at the counter in a bar in the city centre.

Biology class in girls' school.

Biology class at girls' school.

Middle class Indians chat on the Ridge with Christ Church in the distance. This hill station in the Himalayas was formerly the summer capital of India during the Raj era.

Middle class Indians walk along a street on the ridge with Christ Church in the distance. This hill station in the Himalayas was formerly the summer capital of India during the Raj era.

Middle class family pass mother and child begging on pedestrian overpass.

A happy holidaymaker relaxes on a favourite beach of the new urban middle class from Beijing and Tianjin. The resort of Beidaihe has been favoured by the elite of the Communist Party from Mao onwards.

Mother and daughter at a favourite beach of the new urban middle class from Beijing and Tianjin. The resort of Beidaihe has been favoured by the elite of the Communist Party from Mao onwards.

Middle class family and friends having lunch. A servant pours the tea.

Servant pouring tea in a middle class household.

Middle class family and friends having lunch.

Father and daughter in a middle class home.

Middle class family and friends having lunch.

Middle class family and friends having lunch.

Middle class family and friends having lunch.

Middle class family and friends having lunch.

Young woman posing for a souvenir photo taken by a beach photographer, at this resort on the Bohai Gulf. Once almost exclusively reserved for party officials and foreign diplomats, it is now popular w...

Beidaihe. Relaxtion for new urban middle class (from Beijing & Tianjin) at resort favoured by the elite of Communist Party from Mao onwards. Women playing in the sea.

Dawn aerobics class in Mellat Park.

Dawn aerobics class in Mellat Park.

Dawn aerobics class in Mellat Park.

Advertisement for a new luxury apartment building, built to cater for the rising middle class.

Indian middle class tourists promenading, on The Ridge in Shimla (Simla).

Primary school class. Girl examining a globe.

The gardens in the grounds of the Victoria Memorial Hall are a popular destination for the city's middle class families on a Sunday afternoon.

Chemistry class in the only school in Oman where boys and girls are educated together.

Bangalore, the city which is at the heart of India's new economy, is also perhaps the most Westernised part of India. This is one of many bars in the city centre, serving pitchers of beer to middle cl...

Bangalore, the city which is at the heart of India's new economy, is also perhaps the most Westernised part of India. This is one of many bars in the city centre, serving pitchers of beer to middle cl...

Iraqi children in a karate class at the Al-Magrhib Youth Club. The club, initiated by Unicef and Norwegian Church Aid, provides for after-school activities for local youths in the Baghdad district of...

English class at a primary school next to the bombed Red Cross headquarters. Some of the children at the school were wounded by shattered glass in the blast. The daily resistance against the American...

Girls' class at a primary school next to the bombed Red Cross headquarters. Some of the children at the school were wounded by shattered glass in the blast. The daily resistance against the American p...

Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin), on the southern tip of India, is an important place of pilgrimage for Hindus. Middle class Indian tourists explore the rocks, with poorer pilgrims behind.