Where Have All the Liberals Gone?: Race, Class, and Ideals in America - Couverture rigide

Flynn, James R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521494311 ISBN 13 : 9780521494311

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Professor James R. Flynn is renowned for his belief that the IQ gap between black and white Americans is not genetic, but environmental in origin. Flynn's controversial new book offers an alternative to the vision of American society popularized by Herrnstein and Murray in The Bell Curve and is a must-read for all those wanting to keep up to date with the IQ debate. It traces the history of American idealism from Jefferson to the followers of Leo Strauss; analyses the black marriage market, the case for affirmative action, the folly of Iraq, and the liberal failure of will; and concludes with a powerful defence of humane ideals and human autonomy. With its clear and attractive prose, social scientists, philosophers and the general public will find this a unique and exciting book that will rearm American idealism with new ideas.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

James R. Flynn is Professor Emeritus at the University of Otago, New Zealand, and a recipient of the University's Gold Medal for Distinguished Career Research. In 2007, the International Society for Intelligence Research named him its Distinguished Scientist of the Year. He is the author of What is Intelligence?: Beyond the Flynn Effect (Cambridge, 2007).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521494311
• ISBN 13: 9780521494311
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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