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Author:

Riley, Jason (Jason L.), author.

Title:

Maverick : a biography of Thomas Sowell / Jason L. Riley.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Basic Books,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

290 pages ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Sowell, Thomas,--1930-
African American intellectuals--Biography.
African American conservatives--Biography.
African American economists--Biography.
African Americans--Social conditions.
United States--Race relations.
United States--Social conditions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Chicago-schooled -- A man alone -- Higher education, lower education -- Sowell's reconsidrations -- Sowell's knowledge -- Sowell's visions -- Civil rights and wrongs -- Culture matters -- Sowell man.

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.

ISBN:

1541619684
9781541619685

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1195468540

LCCN:

2021001971

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