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A Conflict of Visions
Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
Häftad, 2007
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308 kr
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In this classic work, Thomas Sowell analyzes the two competing visions that shape our debates about the nature of reason, justice, equality, and power: the constrained" vision, which sees human nature as unchanging and selfish, and the unconstrained" vision, in which human nature is malleable and …
Basic Economics
Inbunden, 2014
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427 kr
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In this fifth edition of Basic Economics , Thomas Sowell revises and updates his popular book on common sense economics, bringing the world into clearer focus through a basic understanding of the fundamental economic principles and how they explain our lives. Drawing on lively examples from around …
Vision of the Anointed
Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
Häftad, 1996
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200 kr
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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, …
Discrimination and Disparities
Inbunden, 2022
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308 kr
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Economic and other outcomes differ vastly among individuals, groups, and nations. Many explanations have been offered for the differences. Some believe that those with less fortunate outcomes are victims of genetics. Others believe that those who are less fortunate are victims of the more …
Economic Facts and Fallacies
Second Edition
Häftad, 2011
217 kr
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From renowned economist Thomas Sowell, an indispensable examination of widespread economic fallacies"From one of America's most noted conservative economists, a short, original book that offers some unconventional ideas about how to think about common economic topics." ―Baltimore SunIn this revised …
Wealth, Poverty and Politics
Inbunden, 2016
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383 kr
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In Wealth, Poverty, and Politics , Dr. Thomas Sowell of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, examines the reasons for large differences in income and wealth between nations and among groups within nations. A wide range of geographic, demographic, cultural, and political factors are …
Black Rednecks & White Liberals
Hope, Mercy, Justice and Autonomy in the American Health Care System
Häftad, 2006
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251 kr
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This explosive new book challenges many of the long-prevailing assumptions about blacks, about Jews, about Germans, about slavery, and about education. Plainly written, powerfully reasoned, and backed with a startling array of documented facts, Black Rednecks and White Liberals takes on not only …
Conquests and Cultures
An International History
Häftad, 1999
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253 kr
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This book is the culmination of 15 years of research and travels that have taken the author completely around the world twice, as well as on other travels in the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and around the Pacific rim. Its purpose has been to try to understand the role of cultural differences within …
Race And Culture
A World View
Häftad, 1995
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217 kr
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Encompassing more than a decade of research around the globe, this book shows that cultural capital has far more impact than politics, prejudice, or genetics on the social and economic fates of minorities, nations, and civilization.
Social Justice Fallacies
Inbunden, 2023
346 kr
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In this instant New York Times bestseller, renowned economist Thomas Sowell demolishes the myths that underpin the social justice movement"Light on rhetoric, seriously heavy on data, and accessible in style, there is a reason why Sowell has been described as 'among the most brilliant thinkers in …
Applied Economics
Thinking Beyond Stage One
Inbunden, 2008
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361 kr
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This revised edition of Applied Economics is about fifty percent larger than the first edition. It now includes a chapter on the economics of immigration and new sections of other chapters on such topics as the"creative” financing of home-buying that led to the current"subprime” mortgage crisis, …
Thomas Sowell Reader
Inbunden, 2011
393 kr
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These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of a half century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and political issues. The sources range from Dr. Sowell's letters, books, newspaper columns, and articles in both scholarly journals and popular magazines. …
Dismantling America
and other controversial essays
Inbunden, 2010
370 kr
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These wide-ranging essays- on many individual political, economic, cultural and legal issues- have as a recurring, underlying theme the decline of the values and institutions that have sustained and advanced American society for more than two centuries. This decline has been more than an erosion. …
Intellectuals and Society
Revised and Expanded Edition
Häftad, 2012
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247 kr
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This much revised and reorganized edition of Intellectuals and Society is more than half again larger than the first edition. Four new chapters have been added on intellectuals and race, including a chapter on race and intelligence. These new chapters show the radically different views of race …
Is Reality Optional?
And Other Essays
Häftad, 1993
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166 kr
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Sowell challenges all the assumptions of contemporary liberalism on issues ranging from the economy to race to education in this collection of controversial essays, and captures his thoughts on politics, race, and common sense with a section at the end for thought-provoking quotes.
Intellectuals and Race
Inbunden, 2013
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271 kr
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Intellectuals and Race is a radical book in the original sense of one that goes to the root of the problem. The role of intellectuals in racial strife is explored in an international context that puts the American experience in a wholly new light. The views of individual intellectuals have spanned …
Charter Schools and Their Enemies
Inbunden, 2020
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268 kr
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As public schools in low income areas fell into disrepair and failed to meet the needs of disadvantaged and minority students, charter schools offered an alternative. These schools were born out of the idea that low income families should be allowed to choose where their children went to school, …
Affirmative Action Around the World
An Empirical Study
Häftad, 2005
186 kr
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In this important book, an eminent authority presents a new perspective on affirmative action, investigating its actual consequences in the United States and in other countries where it has been in effect. Evaluating his empirical data, Thomas Sowell concludes that race preference programs …
Say's Law
An Historical Analysis
Häftad, 2015
878 kr
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Say's Law--the idea that "supply creates its own demand"--has been a basic concept in economics for almost two centuries. Thomas Sowell traces its evolution as it emerged from successive controversies, particularly two of the most bitter and long lasting in the history of the discipline, the …
On Classical Economics
Häftad, 2007
259 kr
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A reexamination of classical economic theory and methods, by a senior economist of international statureThomas Sowell's many writings on the history of economic thought have appeared in a number of scholarly journals and books, and these writings have been praised, reprinted, and translated in …
Marxism (Routledge Revivals)
Philosophy and Economics
Häftad, 2012
646 kr
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First published in 1985, Thomas Sowell’s book is a crisp, lucid and commonsensical introduction to Marx’s own writings and to Marxist theory. It combines readability with intellectual rigour and distils more than a quarter of a century of Thomas Sowell’s research and thought on the philosophical …
"Trickle Down Theory" and "Tax Cuts for the Rich"
Häftad, 2012
83 kr
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Unmasking the Truth about Tax Cuts In this essential essay, Thomas Sowell, with his trademark independent-minded approach, challenges the prevailing narratives surrounding tax cuts and "trickle-down" economics. He argues that this often-used term is a distorted simplification, obscuring the nuanced …
Basic Economics, Fifth Edition
A Common Sense Guide to the Economy
Ljudbok, 2024
596 kr
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In this fifth edition of Basic Economics, Thomas Sowell revises and updates his popular book on commonsense economics, bringing the world into clearer focus through a basic understanding of the fundamental economic principles and how they explain our lives. Drawing on lively examples from around …
Einstein Syndrome
Bright Children Who Talk Late
Häftad, 2002
240 kr
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The Einstein Syndrome is a follow-up to Late-Talking Children, which established Thomas Sowell as a leading spokesman on the subject. While many children who talk late suffer from developmental disorders or autism, there is a certain well-defined group who are developmentally normal or even quite …
Knowledge And Decisions
Häftad, 1996
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414 kr
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With a new preface by the author, this reissue of Thomas Sowell's classic study of decision making updates his seminal work in the context of The Vision of the Annointed , Sowell, one of America's most celebrated public intellectuals, describes in concrete detail how knowledge is shared and …
Migrations And Cultures
A World View
Häftad, 1997
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390 kr
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Most commentators look at the issue of immigration from the viewpoint of immediate politics. In doing so, they focus on only a piece of the issue and lose touch with the larger picture. Now Thomas Sowell offers a sweeping historical and global look at a large number of migrations over a long period …
Ever Wonder Why?
and Other Controversial Essays
Häftad, 2006
177 kr
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Thomas Sowell takes aim at a range of legal, social, racial, educational, and economic issues in this latest collection of his controversial, never boring, always thought-provoking essays. From "gun control myths" to "mealy mouth media" to "free lunch medicine," Sowell gets to the heart of the …
Intellectuals and Society
Ljudbok, 2010
293 kr
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This title offers a withering and clear-eyed critique about—but not for—intellectuals that explores their impact on public opinion, policy, and society at large. The thesis ofIntellectuals and Societystates that the influence of intellectuals is not only greater than in previous eras but also takes …
Race and Culture
A World View
Ljudbok, 2010
721 kr
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Thomas Sowell is one of America’s leading voices on matters of race and ethnicity. In his book Inside American Education he surveyed the ills of American education from the primary grades to graduate school with “an impressive range of knowledge and acuity of observation,” according to the Wall …
Race and Culture
A World View
Ljudbok, 2010
293 kr
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Thomas Sowell is one of America’s leading voices on matters of race and ethnicity. In his book Inside American Education he surveyed the ills of American education from the primary grades to graduate school with “an impressive range of knowledge and acuity of observation,” according to the Wall …
