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Maverick : a biography of Thomas Sowell / Jason L. Riley.
Van Pelt Library E185.97.S69 R55 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Riley, Jason L., 1971- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American intellectuals--Biography.
- African American intellectuals.
- African American economists.
- African American conservatives.
- African American conservatives--Biography.
- African American economists--Biography.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- African Americans.
- Race relations.
- Social conditions.
- Sowell, Thomas, 1930-.
- Sowell, Thomas.
- United States--Race relations.
- United States.
- United States--Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 290 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, 2021.
- Summary:
- "In Maverick, Jason Riley explores the life and ideas of Thomas Sowell, one of America's most influential and trenchant Black social critics and conservative intellectuals alive today. Riley offers an introduction to Sowell's ideas, from race and inequality to politics, economics, and education. Riley considers Sowell's own history alongside the moments and movements that shaped his thinking"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Chicago-Schooled
- 2. A Man Alone
- 3. Higher Education, Lower Expectations
- 4. Sowell's Reconsiderations
- 5. Sowell's Knowledge
- 6. Sowell's Visions
- 7. Civil Rights and Wrongs
- 8. Culture Matters
- 9. Sowell Man.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781541619685
- 1541619684
- OCLC:
- 1195468540
- Publisher Number:
- 99987867639
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