{"product_id":"life-at-the-bottom-the-worldview-that-makes-the-underclass-25th-anniversary-edition-9798216390701","title":"Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass 25th Anniversary Edition","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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. And Dalrymple writes in prose that transcends journalism and achieves the quality of literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theodore Dalrymple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 5.99w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798216390701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheodore Dalrymple\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired physician and psychiatrist who worked in a general hospital and prison in England. He wrote a weekly column in the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e about his experiences for 14 years and has written widely on other subjects. Among other books, he has written \u003ci\u003eAdmirable Evasions: How Psychology Undermines Morality\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRomancing Opiates: Pharmacological Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy\u003c\/i\u003e. He is contributing editor of the \u003ci\u003eCity Journal\u003c\/i\u003e of New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Theodore Dalrymple \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47897160745117,"sku":"9798216390701","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_221da755-49a6-46a6-ae2b-7c39d2985106.jpg?v=1778003134","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/life-at-the-bottom-the-worldview-that-makes-the-underclass-25th-anniversary-edition-9798216390701","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}