Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass

Dalrymple, Theodore, Dr.

Published by Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, Illinois, 2001

New condition black-and-white photographic softcover wraps. Includes Introduction; Preliminary Page Quote from King Lear, Act I, Scene ii; and Index. "Here is a searing 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. Dr. Dalrymple's key 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. His book draws upon scores of eye-opening, true-life vignettes that are by turns hilariously funny, chillingly horrifying, and all to revealing - sometimes all at once. And he writes in prose that transcends journalism and achieves the quality of literature." - from the rear outer cover "Theodore Dalrymple is the best doctor-writer since William Carlos Williams." - Peggy Noonan "His gift for storytelling will keep readers turning pages." - Christian Century "Dalrymple is a writer of genius: lucid, unsentimental, and profoundly honest. This collection demonstrates beyond question that he is one of the great essayists of our age." - Dennis Dutton "I am a great admirer of Theodore Dalrymple's essays, which seem to me among the most truthful - and therefore also among the most morally courageous and intellectually rigorous descriptions anyone has given us of 'life at the bottom.' " - Norman Podhoretz. Seller Inventory # 002928

Bibliographic Details

Title: Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes...
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, Illinois
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New