Maverick : a biography of Thomas Sowell /
Jason L. Riley.
- First edition.
- New York : Basic Books, 2021.
- 290 pages ; 25 cm Hardback book.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chicago-schooled -- A man alone -- Higher education, lower expectations -- Sowell's reconsiderations -- Sowell's knowledge -- Sowell's visions -- Civil rights and wrongs -- Culture matters -- Sowell man.
"In Maverick, Jason Riley explores the life and ideas of Thomas Sowell, one of America's most influential and trenchant Black social critics and conservative intellectuals alive today. Riley offers an introduction to Sowell's ideas, from race and inequality to politics, economics, and education. Riley considers Sowell's own history alongside the moments and movements that shaped his thinking"--
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Sowell, Thomas, 1930-
African American intellectuals--Biography. African American conservatives--Biography. African American economists--Biography. African Americans--Social conditions. HISTORY--General.--United States
United States--Race relations. United States--Social conditions.