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The vision of the anointed

self-congratulation as a basis for social policy

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An edition of The Vision of the Anointed (1995)

The vision of the anointed

self-congratulation as a basis for social policy

by

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This critique of failed social policies of the past 30 years sees what has happened not as isolated mistakes, but as the consequence of the tainted vision of the "anointed", leading to crises in education, crime, and family dynamics, and to other social pathologies.

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Publisher
BasicBooks
Language
English
Pages
305

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Subjects
Elite (Social sciences), Social policy
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United States

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Cover of: The vision of the anointed
The vision of the anointed: self congratulation as a basis for social policy.
1996, Basic Bks.
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Cover of: The Vision of the Anointed
The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation As a Basis for Social Policy
June 1996, Basic Books
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: The vision of the anointed
The vision of the anointed: self-congratulation as a basis for social policy
1995, BasicBooks
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat

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New York

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.5/2/0973
Library of Congress
HN90.E4 S67 1995, HN 90 .E4 S67 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 305 p. ;
Number of pages
305

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL780794M
Internet Archive
visionofanointed00sowe
ISBN 10
0465089941
LCCN
95012670
Library Thing
7982
Goodreads
1440805

First Sentence

"Dangers to a society may be mortal without being immediate."

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