In Defense of Elitism Tapa blanda - 1995
de William A. Henry
In this "passionate yet reasoned argument for the proposition that some people contribute more to a society than others" (Atlanta Journal Constitution), a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic takes on, and debunks, some basic, fundam entally ingrained ideas about elitism, making clear that, while these notions are seductively democratic, they are also hopelessly wrong.
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic for "Time magazine comes the tremendously controversial, yet highly persuasive, argument that our devotion to the largely unexamined myth of egalitarianism lies at the heart of the ongoing "dumbing of America."
Americans have always stubbornly clung to the myth of egalitarianism, of the supremacy of the individual average man. But here, at long last, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic William A. Henry III takes on, and debunks, some basic, fundamentally ingrained ideas: that everyone is pretty much alike (and should be); that self-fulfillment is more imortant thant objective achievement; that everyone has something significant to contribute; that all cultures offer something equally worthwhile; that a truly just society would automatically produce equal success results across lines of race, class, and gender; and that the common man is almost always right. Henry makes clear, in a book full of vivid examples and unflinching opinions, that while these notions are seductively democratic they are also hopelessly wrong.
Detalles
- Título In Defense of Elitism
- Autor William A. Henry
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición [ Edition: First
- Páginas 224
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Anchor Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación 1995-08-01
- ISBN 9780385479431 / 0385479433
- Peso 0.4 libras (0.18 kg)
- Dimensiones 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.5 pulgadas (20.07 x 13.21 x 1.27 cm)
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Temas
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects United States, Equality
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 94011893
- Dewey Decimal Code 305.52
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Citas
- Publishers Weekly, 07/24/1995, Page 0
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