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Intellectuals and race, Thomas Sowell

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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 the spectrum, but the views of intellectuals as a whole have tended to cluster. Indeed, these views have clustered at one end of the spectrum in the early twentieth century and then clustered at the opposite end of the spectrum in the late twentieth century. Moreover, these radically different views of race in these two eras were held by intellectuals whose views on other issues were very similar in both eras. Intellectuals and Race is not, however, a book about history, even though it has much historical evidence, as well as demographic, geographic, economic and statistical evidence-- all of it directed toward testing the underlying assumptions about race that have prevailed at times among intellectuals in general, and especially intellectuals at the highest levels. Nor is this simply a theoretical exercise. The impact of intellectuals' ideas and crusades on the larger society, both past and present, is the ultimate concern. These ideas and crusades have ranged widely from racial theories of intelligence to eugenics to "social justice" and multiculturalism. In addition to in-depth examinations of these and other issues, Intellectuals and Race explores the incentives, the visions and the rationales that drive intellectuals at the highest levels to conclusions that have often turned out to be counterproductive and even disastrous, not only for particular racial or ethnic groups, but for societies as a whole." -- Dust jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
vii, 184 pages
Contents
  • Questions about race
  • Disparities and their causes
  • Changing racial beliefs
  • Internal responses to disparities
  • Race and intelligence
  • Liberalism and multiculturalism
  • Race and cosmic justice
  • The past and the future
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9780465058723
Instance
Label
Intellectuals and race
Title
Intellectuals and race
Statement of responsibility
Thomas Sowell
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"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 the spectrum, but the views of intellectuals as a whole have tended to cluster. Indeed, these views have clustered at one end of the spectrum in the early twentieth century and then clustered at the opposite end of the spectrum in the late twentieth century. Moreover, these radically different views of race in these two eras were held by intellectuals whose views on other issues were very similar in both eras. Intellectuals and Race is not, however, a book about history, even though it has much historical evidence, as well as demographic, geographic, economic and statistical evidence-- all of it directed toward testing the underlying assumptions about race that have prevailed at times among intellectuals in general, and especially intellectuals at the highest levels. Nor is this simply a theoretical exercise. The impact of intellectuals' ideas and crusades on the larger society, both past and present, is the ultimate concern. These ideas and crusades have ranged widely from racial theories of intelligence to eugenics to "social justice" and multiculturalism. In addition to in-depth examinations of these and other issues, Intellectuals and Race explores the incentives, the visions and the rationales that drive intellectuals at the highest levels to conclusions that have often turned out to be counterproductive and even disastrous, not only for particular racial or ethnic groups, but for societies as a whole." -- Dust jacket
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BTCTA
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1930-
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Sowell, Thomas
Index
index present
LC call number
  • JA
  • E185.61
LC item number
.S69 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Racism
  • Intellectuals
  • African Americans
Label
Intellectuals and race, Thomas Sowell
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-177) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Questions about race -- Disparities and their causes -- Changing racial beliefs -- Internal responses to disparities -- Race and intelligence -- Liberalism and multiculturalism -- Race and cosmic justice -- The past and the future
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
vii, 184 pages
Isbn
9780465058723
Lccn
2013930756
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)820781592
  • 607820
  • (OCoLC)ocn820781592
  • 607820
Label
Intellectuals and race, Thomas Sowell
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-177) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Questions about race -- Disparities and their causes -- Changing racial beliefs -- Internal responses to disparities -- Race and intelligence -- Liberalism and multiculturalism -- Race and cosmic justice -- The past and the future
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
vii, 184 pages
Isbn
9780465058723
Lccn
2013930756
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)820781592
  • 607820
  • (OCoLC)ocn820781592
  • 607820

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