The Vision of the Annointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
| AUTHOR | Sowell, Thomas |
| PUBLISHER | Basic Books (06/28/1996) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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One of America's pre-eminent economists offers a provocative critique of the failures of liberalism In The Vision of the Anointed, Thomas Sowell presents a devastating critique of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Sowell sees what has happened during that time not as a series of isolated mistakes but as a logical consequence of a tainted vision whose defects have led to crises in education, crime, and family dynamics, and to other social pathologies. In this book, he describes how elites--the anointed--have replaced facts and rational thinking with rhetorical assertions, thereby altering the course of our social policy.
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ISBN-13:
9780465089956
ISBN-10:
046508995X
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
320
Carton Quantity:
40
Product Dimensions:
5.30 x 0.86 x 8.05 inches
Weight:
0.59 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
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Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy
Political Science | Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism
Political Science | Sociology - Social Theory
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
305.520
Library of Congress Control Number:
95012670
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One of America's pre-eminent economists offers a provocative critique of the failures of liberalism In The Vision of the Anointed, Thomas Sowell presents a devastating critique of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Sowell sees what has happened during that time not as a series of isolated mistakes but as a logical consequence of a tainted vision whose defects have led to crises in education, crime, and family dynamics, and to other social pathologies. In this book, he describes how elites--the anointed--have replaced facts and rational thinking with rhetorical assertions, thereby altering the course of our social policy.
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Author:
Sowell, Thomas
Thomas Sowell is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He has been a professor of economics at leading American colleges and universities, and has lectured in Singapore, Israel, Switzerland, and Germany, as well as across the United States.
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