|
|
Please Wait. Checking Prices.....
Compare Book Prices and get the Cheapest UK Price for
'Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass' by Theodore Dalrymple. |
Are our stores safe?
Before we add any store to our price scanning software we
carefully check that is a reliable and safe retailer. All our stores use secure
socket layer (SSL) technology to prevent your credit card information from
being stolen. They are also all members of major affiliate networks and have
reasonable trading, returns and privacy policies. You can buy with confidence
at any of the stores we check.
|
| Description | Here is a searing account-probably the best yet published-of life in the underclass and why it persists as it does. Theodore Dalrymple, a British psychiatrist who treats the poor in a slum hospital and a prison in England, has seemingly seen it all. Yet in listening to and observing his patients, he is continually astonished by the latest twist of depravity that exceeds even his own considerable experience. Dalrymple's key insight in Life at the Bottom is that long-term poverty is caused not by economics but by a dysfunctional set of values, one that is continually reinforced by an elite culture searching for victims. This culture persuades those at the bottom that they have no responsibility for their actions and are not the molders of their own lives. Drawn from the pages of the cutting-edge political and cultural quarterly City Journal, Dalrymple's book draws upon scores of eye-opening, true-life vignettes that are by turns hilariously funny, chillingly horrifying, and all too revealing-sometimes all at once. And Dalrymple writes in prose that transcends journalism and achieves the quality of literature. | | Release Date | 2001 | | Author | Theodore Dalrymple | | Format | Dimensions 14.8x23.0x1.9 cm
263 pages
book | | Publisher | Ivan R. Dee | | Subject(s) | History / Europe / General
History / World
Political Science / General
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
Political Science / Political Economy
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy
Social Science / General
Social Science / Criminology
Social Science / Sociology / General
Social Science / Penology
Social Science / Discrimination
Social Science / Poverty & Homelessness
Social Science / Social Classes & Economic Disparity |
Where delivery prices can be checked live they are. If this is not possible then our most recent record of the stores standard UK delivery is used. These are updated regularly. All prices are meant as a guide and are in no way legally binding.
|
|
Last Updated
06/05/2024 at 04:00. |
|
|
|
