Black Rednecks & White Liberals (Sowell Thomas)(Paperback)

Black Rednecks & White Liberals (Sowell Thomas)(Paperback)

This explosive new book challenges many of the long-prevailing assumptions about blacks, about Jews, about Germans, about slavery, and about education. Plainly written, powerfully reasoned, and backed with a startling array of documented facts, Black Rednecks and White Liberals takes on not only

Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell (Riley Jason L.)(Pevná vazba)

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

Economic Facts and Fallacies (Sowell Thomas)(Paperback)

In Economic Facts and Fallacies, Thomas Sowell exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues in a lively manner that does not require any prior knowledge of economics. These fallacies include many beliefs widely disseminated in the media and by politicians, such as fallacies

The Thomas Sowell Reader (Sowell Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

A one-volume introduction to over three decades of the wide-ranging writings of one of America's most respected and cited authors These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of a half century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and political issues. The

Inside American Education (Sowell Thomas)(Paperback)

An indictment of the American educational system criticizes the fact that the system has discarded the traditional goals of transmitting knowledge and fostering cognitive skills in favor of building self-esteem and promoting social

Intellectuals and Society (Sowell Thomas)(Paperback)

The influence of intellectuals is not only greater than in previous eras but also takes a very different form from that envisioned by those like Machiavelli and others who have wanted to directly influence rulers. It has not been by shaping the opinions or directing the actions of the holders of

The Quest for Cosmic Justice (Sowell Thomas)(Paperback)

This is not a comforting book -- it is a book about disturbing issues that are urgently important today and enduringly critical for the future. It rejects both merit and historical redress as principles for guiding public policy. It shows how peace movements have led to war and to needless

Intellectuals and Race (Sowell Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

Thomas Sowell's incisive critique of the intellectuals' destructive role in shaping ideas about race in America 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

Migrations and Cultures: A World View (Sowell Thomas)(Paperback)

Most commentators look at the issue of immigration from the viewpoint of immediate politics. In doing so, they focus on only a piece of the issue and lose touch with the larger picture. Now Thomas Sowell offers a sweeping historical and global look at a large number of migrations over a long period

Wealth, Poverty and Politics (Sowell Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

A revised and enlarged edition of Thomas Sowell's essential examination of differences of wealth and income between nations and within nationsWealth, Poverty and Politics challenges the assumptions, the definitions, the evidence and the reasoning of most of what is said about differences of income

Conquests and Cultures: An International History (Sowell Thomas)(Paperback)

This book is the culmination of 15 years of research and travels that have taken the author completely around the world twice, as well as on other travels in the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and around the Pacific rim. Its purpose has been to try to understand the role of cultural differences within

A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles (Sowell Thomas)(Paperback)

Controversies in politics arise from many sources, but the conflicts that endure for generations or centuries show a remarkably consistent pattern. In this classic work, Thomas Sowell analyzes this pattern. He describes the two competing visions that shape our debates about the nature of reason,

Discrimination and Disparities (Sowell Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

An empirical examination of how economic and other disparities ariseEconomic and other outcomes differ vastly among individuals, groups, and nations. Many explanations have been offered for the differences. Some believe that those with less fortunate outcomes are victims of genetics. Others believe

Charter Schools and Their Enemies (Sowell Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

A leading conservative intellectual defends charter schools against the teachers' unions, politicians, and liberal educators who threaten to dismantle their success.The black-white educational achievement gap -- so much discussed for so many years -- has already been closed by black students

Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy (Sowell Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

The bestselling citizen's guide to economics Basic Economics is a citizen's guide to economics, written for those who want to understand how the economy works but have no interest in jargon or equations. Bestselling economist Thomas Sowell explains the general principles underlying different

White Dove (Thomas Rosie)(Paperback / softback)

From the bestselling author of The Kashmir

Self-Portrait in Black and White - Unlearning Race (Williams Thomas Chatterton)(Paperback / softback)

A captivating, controversial interrogation of race and identity from one of America's most brilliant cultural

Kincraft: The Making of Black Evangelical Sociality (Thomas Todne)(Paperback)

In Kincraft Todne Thomas explores the internal dynamics of community life among black evangelicals, who are often overshadowed by white evangelicals and the common equation of the 'Black Church' with an Afro-Protestant mainline. Drawing on fieldwork in an Afro-Caribbean and African American church

Reading Planet: Astro - When Science Experiments Go Wrong! - Earth/White band (Thomas Isabel)(Paperback / softback)

The Incarnate Lord: A Thomistic Study in Christology (White Thomas Joseph)(Paperback)

'Provides excellent insight into how Christology would be manifest through the lenses of Thomas Aquinas. He does this by looking at central themes in Christology, giving particular attention to the hypostatic union, the two natures of Christ, the knowledge and obedience of Jesus, the passion and

Scramble for Africa... (Pakenham Thomas)(Paperback)

White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to

The Demons of Liberal Democracy (Pabst Adrian)(Paperback)

Liberals blame the global retreat of liberal democracy on globalisation and authoritarian leaders. Only liberalism, so they assume, can defend democratic rule against multinationals or populists at home and abroad. In this provocative book, Adrian Pabst contends that liberal democracy is illiberal

Kicking Through the Troubles - How Manchester United Helped to Heal a Divided Community (White John David Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

Black and White Club(Paperback / softback)