Maverick
A Biography of Thomas Sowell
Published on 25. May 2021
304 pages
978-1-5416-1969-2 (ISBN)
Description
A biography of Thomas Sowell, one of America's most influential conservative thinkers.
Thomas Sowell is one of the great social theorists of our age. In a career spanning more than a half century, he has written over thirty books, covering topics from economic history and social inequality to political theory, race, and culture. His bold and unsentimental assaults on liberal orthodoxy have endeared him to many readers but have also enraged fellow intellectuals, the civil-rights establishment, and much of the mainstream media. The result has been a lack of acknowledgment of his scholarship among critics who prioritize political correctness.
In the first-ever biography of Sowell, Jason L. Riley gives this iconic thinker his due and responds to the detractors. Maverick showcases Sowell's most significant writings and traces the life events that shaped his ideas and resulted in a Black orphan from the Jim Crow South becoming one of our foremost public intellectuals.
Thomas Sowell is one of the great social theorists of our age. In a career spanning more than a half century, he has written over thirty books, covering topics from economic history and social inequality to political theory, race, and culture. His bold and unsentimental assaults on liberal orthodoxy have endeared him to many readers but have also enraged fellow intellectuals, the civil-rights establishment, and much of the mainstream media. The result has been a lack of acknowledgment of his scholarship among critics who prioritize political correctness.
In the first-ever biography of Sowell, Jason L. Riley gives this iconic thinker his due and responds to the detractors. Maverick showcases Sowell's most significant writings and traces the life events that shaped his ideas and resulted in a Black orphan from the Jim Crow South becoming one of our foremost public intellectuals.
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Jason L. Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a columnist for the Wall Street Journal. He is the author of several other books, including Please Stop Helping Us and The Affirmative Action Myth.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 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
- Acknowledgments
- Discover More
- About the Author
- Also by Jason L. Riley
- Praise for "Maverick
- Notes
