Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass 25th Anniversary Edition

Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass 25th Anniversary Edition - Paperback

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Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass 25th Anniversary Edition
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Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass 25th Anniversary Edition - Paperback

Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass 25th Anniversary Edition - Paperback

by Theodore Dalrymple
$17.95
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Book Overview

Now in a 25th anniversary edition, featuring a foreword from bestselling author Rob Henderson of the Manhattan Institute and a new postscript from Theodore Dalrymple.

"A classic for our times. It is as fundamental for understanding the world we live in as the three R's." -Thomas Sowell

As 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 Life at the Bottom 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. 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 City Journal, 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. And Dalrymple writes in prose that transcends journalism and achieves the quality of literature.
ISBN9798216390701
Author Theodore Dalrymple
PublisherBloomsbury Academic
GenreNews & politics and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages248
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Theodore Dalrymple is a psychiatrist and former prison doctor. He is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor for City Journal and writes for the National Review and Wall Street Journal. He is the author of several books, including the acclaimed Life at the Bottom.

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