
Race and Culture
A World View
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Tom Weiner
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Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell is one of America’s leading voices on matters of race and ethnicity. In his book, Inside American Education, he surveyed the ills of American education from the primary grades to graduate school with “an impressive range of knowledge and acuity of observation”, according to the Wall Street Journal. Now, in his book Race and Culture, he asks the question: “What is it that allows certain groups to get ahead?” and the answer will undoubtedly create debates for years to come.
The thesis of Race and Culture is that productive skills are the key to understanding the economic advancement of particular racial or ethnic groups, as well as countries and civilizations—and that the spread of those skills, whether through migration or conquest, explains much of the advancement of the human race. Whether this body of skills, aptitudes, and disciplines is called “culture” or “human capital”, it explains far more than politics, prejudice, or genetics. Rather than draw on the experience of one country or one era of history, Race and Culture encompasses dozens of racial and ethnic groups, living in scores of countries around the world, over a period of centuries. Due to its breadth and scope, this study is able to test alternative theories empirically on a vast canvas in space and time. Its conclusions refute much, if not most, of what is currently believed about race and about cultures.
Thomas Sowell has taught economics at Cornell, UCLA, Amherst, and other academic institutions, and his Basic Economics has been translated into six languages. He is currently a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He has been published in both academic journals and such popular media as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes magazine, and Fortune, and he writes a syndicated column that appears in newspapers across the country.
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“For the better part of the last decade, Mr. Sowell’s books on race, economics, and markets have constituted a rare repository of insights on some of the most pressing social-science concerns of our times.” (The Wall Street Journal)
“Sowell…draws on a worldwide range of examples and more than a decade of research in this intriguing exploration of the role of cultural attributes on group advancement…He tackles a host of issues: the costs and benefits of residential segregation; how affirmative action primarily helps better-off members of preferred groups; how prominent political leaders are not crucial to group success; how low-scoring groups on intelligence tests do their worst on abstract questions devoid of ‘cultural bias.’” (Publishers Weekly)
“Thomas Sowell is a unique national resource. Almost alone among academic economists, he fulfills the true calling of the intellectual, which is to explain the world so that we can know how to save what we cherish—so that we have no excuse for ignorance.” (Washington Times)
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One of Thomas Sowell's key works - in his words.
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Thomas Sowell. Enough said.
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You will not only get some of the desired answers to those questions, you will also be presented with various fascinating examples from the history of different cultures and will learn a great deal of facts you may not have known. For example, a chapter on slavery is one of the most interesting ones in the book, as it portrays this institution in great detail pointing out not only the slavery in the western world, but in the rest of the world as well, describing various customs and peculiarities of slavery in different cultures. Turns out, Arab world imported a number of times more slaves from Africa than the US did during the same period of time, but because western world was much more concerned with slavery very little data and literature exists about slavery in the Arab world.
To sum it up: great book, very interesting story telling with lots of facts, superb narration.
The big picture of the people of the world
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A Must read book!
What a Great Thomas Sowell !!!
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Fantastic as Always
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The normal speed is too fast
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Excellant
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Sowell undoubtedly understood this dynamic, but went ahead anyways and turned his considerable intellect and academic training to the subject of race and culture, taking a global perspective and thus negating the disingenuous character of this particular American fishbowl.
The book surprised me. I knew of Sowell as a columnist and opiner, but I had no idea that he would have so much to offer me. It was like discovering a Fabrege egg among the pedestrian offerings at Walmart. Sowell doesn't flinch; ever. He methodically applies the best social science methodologies available to elicit truth and slay our myths. This is no right-wing screed, and Trump supporters may be chagrined to read Sowell's conclusions about the value of cultures-not-your-own. On the other hand, if you are an indoctrinated social liberal, there will be a lot to offend your sensibilities.
So about the performance...if you are expecting Harry Potter, this is going to disappointing, but in comparison with the performance of other non-fiction, academic works, it is remarkable fluid and 'listenable'. Nevertheless, I bought the paperback after listening to it, because there is a lot of factual material that one may want to reference later. If I had the time to read (which I don't), I would prefer the book over the audio, but the audio performance is no barrier to enjoying the book. I'm afraid that seems to be damning with faint praise, which is not really my intention.
Intellectually nutritious
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So insightful!
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What made the experience of listening to Race and Culture the most enjoyable?
Sowell is such a intellect. He takes an issue, breaks it down into its key parts, and then analyses the whole to understand what is the cause and effect of the processes he is examining. Sowell follows the evidence, and the facts, where ever they lead. He is courageous and is not afraid of being attacked by the PC brigades.What other book might you compare Race and Culture to and why?
The "Protestant Ethic" by Max Weber is looking at society and culture and trying to describe why American culture is the way it is. Sowell also is looking at the world, and trying to understand why we find what we find the culture.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, this could be a one sitting book.Some authors still have integrity and courage!
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