{"title":"Theodore Dalrymple","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheodore Dalrymple\u003c\/strong\u003e offers incisive commentary on contemporary society, exploring the complexities of culture, morality, and social decay. His writing challenges readers to reconsider prevailing attitudes, combining sharp observation with a deeply reflective tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the realms of \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Dalrymple's works provoke thoughtful debate about the state of modern life and the forces shaping it, making his collection essential for those interested in critical perspectives on today’s world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"life-at-the-bottom-by-theodore-dalrymple-9781566635059","title":"Life at the Bottom","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIts 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife at the Bottom\u003c\/em\u003e draws upon eye-opening, true-life vignettes that are by turns hilariously funny, chillingly horrifying, and all too revealing—sometimes all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431420674284,"sku":"9781566635059","price":41.25,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781566635059.jpg?v=1774557761"},{"product_id":"life-at-the-bottom-by-theodore-dalrymple-9798216390701","title":"Life at the Bottom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in a 25th anniversary edition, featuring a foreword from bestselling author Rob Henderson of the Manhattan Institute and a new postscript from Theodore Dalrymple.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A classic for our times. It is as fundamental for understanding the world we live in as the three R's.\" -Thomas Sowell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a British psychiatrist who treated the poor in a slum hospital and a prison in England, Theodore Dalrymple had seemingly seen it all. Yet, in listening to and observing his patients, he has been continually astonished by the latest twist of depravity that exceeds even his own considerable experience. Dalrymple’s key insight in \u003ci\u003eLife at the Bottom \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. This culture persuades those at the bottom that they have no responsibility for their actions and are not the molders of their own lives. Drawn from the pages of the cutting-edge political and cultural quarterly \u003ci\u003eCity Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Dalrymple's book draws upon scores of eye-opening, true-life vignettes that are by turns hilariously funny, chillingly horrifying, and all too revealing--sometimes all at once. 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