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The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
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The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy Paperback - 1995

by Sowell, Thomas

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The nationally bestselling author of Race and Culture and Inside America presents a devastating examination of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the past 30 years, whose defects have led to crises on education, crime, and family dynamics, "An important and incisive book".--New York Times Book Review.

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Basic Books, 1995. paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. Very good stiff glossy paper wraps; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked. Index. 305pp. No Reader's crease. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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  • Title The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
  • Author Sowell, Thomas
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, New York
  • Date 1995
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 039793
  • ISBN 9780465089956 / 046508995X
  • Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.05 x 5.3 x 0.86 in (20.45 x 13.46 x 2.18 cm)
  • Reading level 1710
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Social policy, Elite (Social sciences) - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95012670
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.520

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Dangers to a society may be mortal without being immediate.

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About the author

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the author of dozens of books including Charter Schools and Their Enemies, winner of the 2021 Hayek Book Prize. He is the recipient of numerous other awards, including the National Humanities Medal, presented by the President of the United States in 2003.