In Defense of Elitism

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In Defense of Elitism

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning culture criticÂ Â for Time magazine comes theÂ Â tremendously controversial, yet highly persuasive,Â Â argument that our devotion to the largelyÂ Â unexamined myth of egalitarianism lies at the heart of theÂ Â ongoing "dumbing of America."

Americans have always stubbornly clung to theÂ Â myth of egalitarianism, of the supremacy of theÂ Â individual average man. But here, at long last,Â Â Pulitzer Prize-winning critic William A. Henry IIIÂ Â takes on, and debunks, some basic, fundamentallyÂ Â ingrained ideas: that everyone is pretty much alikeÂ Â (and should be); that self-fulfillment is moreÂ Â imortant thant objective achievement; that everyoneÂ Â has something significant to contribute; that allÂ Â cultures offer something equally worthwhile; thatÂ Â a truly just society would automatically produceÂ Â equal success results across lines of race,Â Â class, and gender; and that the common man is almostÂ Â always right. Henry makes clear, in a book full ofÂ Â vivid examples and unflinching opinions, thatÂ Â while these notions are seductively democratic theyÂ Â are also hopelessly wrong.

Country	USA
Author	William A. Henry III
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Henry, William A., III
EAN	9780385479431
ISBN	0385479433
Label	Anchor
Manufacturer	Anchor
MPN	9780385479431
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	212
PartNumber	9780385479431
PublicationDate	1995-08-01
Publisher	Anchor
ReleaseDate	1995-08-01
Studio	Anchor

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