Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass by Theodore Dalrympl

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A searing account of life in the underclass and why it persists as it does, written by a British psychiatrist.

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This work is an account of life in the underclass and why it persists as it does, written by a British psychiatrist who treats the poor in a slum hospital and a prison in England. Its insight 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. It draws upon eye-opening, true-life vignettes that are by turns hilariously funny, chillingly horrifying, and all too revealing - sometimes all at once.

Author Biography

Theodore Dalrymple is a physician and psychiatrist who practices in England. He writes a column for the London Spectator, contributes frequently to the Daily Telegraph, and is a contributing editor of the Manhattan Institute's City Journal. His other books include Our Culture, What's Left of It, Mass Listeria, and So Little Done. He lives in Birmingham, England.

Review

Truthful—therefore morally courageous and intellectually rigorous. -- Norman PodhoretzDalrymple's vivid writing and often heartbreaking stories rise above his deeply felt social analysis. * Publishers Weekly *Brilliant social analysis...a master chronicle of life at the bottom. -- Hilton KramerLucid, unsentimental, and profoundly honest...Dalrymple is one of the great essayists of our age. -- Denis Dutton, Editor, Arts & Letters DailyThis devastating account and analysis of underclass life—and the elite ideas which support it—is a classic for our times. -- Thomas Sowell, Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityIt is a truism that ideas have consequences, but a truism is rarely illustrated as implacably as in this book. -- George F. Will, syndicated columnist for The Washington PostTheodore Dalrymple is the best doctor-writer since William Carlos Williams. -- Peggy NoonanMr. Daniels's best essays cast a spell almost from the opening line. * New York Sun *A landmark experience is reading Life at the Bottom… * Detroit Free Press *Once in a long while a writer comes along with a vision so powerful that it shakes you. Theodore Dalrymple is that kind of writer. -- Bruce Ramsey * Liberty Press *

Long Description

This work is an account of life in the underclass and why it persists as it does, written by a British psychiatrist who treats the poor in a slum hospital and a prison in England. Its insight 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. It draws upon eye-opening, true-life vignettes that are by turns hilariously funny, chillingly horrifying, and all too revealing - sometimes all at once.

Review Quote

Mr. Daniels "s best essays cast a spell almost from the opening line.

Feature

What it's like and why they stay there

Details ISBN1566635055 Author Theodore Dalrymple Short Title LIFE AT THE BOTTOM Language English ISBN-10 1566635055 ISBN-13 9781566635059 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2003 Imprint Ivan R Dee, Inc Subtitle The Worldview That Makes the Underclass Place of Publication Chicago Country of Publication United States Residence ENK Birth 1949 Pages 284 Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9781566635059 UK Release Date 2003-01-28 NZ Release Date 2003-03-08 US Release Date 2003-03-08 Publisher Ivan R Dee, Inc Publication Date 2003-03-08 DEWEY 305.569 Audience General AU Release Date 2003-03-14 We've got this

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