Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Late Admissions by Glenn Loury A shockingly frank memoir from a prize-winning economist, reflecting on his remarkable personal odyssey and his changing positions on identity, race and belief FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Economist Glenn C. Loury is one of the most prominent public intellectuals of our time: hes often radically opposed to the political mainstream, and delights in upending whats expected of a Black public figure. But more so than the arguments themselves-on affirmative action, institutional racism, Trumpism-his public life has been characterized by fearlessness and a willingness to recalibrate strongly held and forcefully argued beliefs. Loury grew up on the south side of Chicago, earned a PhD in MITs economics program, and became the first Black tenured professor of economics at Harvard at the age of thirty-three. He has been, at turns, a young father, a drug addict, an adulterer, a psychiatric patient, a born-again Christian, a lapsed born-again Christian, a Black Reaganite who has swung from the right to the left and back again. In Late Admissions, Loury examines what it means to chart a sense of self over the course of a tempestuous, but well-considered, life. Author Biography Glenn C. Loury, a prominent social critic, is the Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences and professor of economics at Brown University, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island. Review "So, does Lourys delicate gambit — his attempt to garner sympathy while revealing some of his worst behavior — work? For this reader, the answer is unequivocally yes. Late Admissions is a zestfully written book, packed with humor, pathos and hard-earned wisdom." -- John McMillan - The Washington Post"There is a sweetness and vulnerability to Mr. Lourys search for catharsis-by-confession. He is a highly intelligent man, utterly flawed and irresistibly likable. If we judge him, its because he beckons us to do so, a wayward moth offering himself up to a public flame. Our verdict cannot be damning. For all his moral defects, we find ourselves admiring him for his intellectual valor and the pugnacity of his convictions." -- Tunku Varadarajan - The Wall Street Journal Details ISBN0393881342 Author Glenn Loury Pages 448 Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780393881349 Format Hardcover Subtitle Confessions of a Black Conservative Country of Publication United States Audience General Publisher WW Norton & Co Publication Date 2024-06-25 Imprint WW Norton & Co Place of Publication New York US Release Date 2024-06-25 ISBN-10 0393881342 UK Release Date 2024-06-25 DEWEY 320.52092 AU Release Date 2024-07-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:160771996;
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