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Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Prometheus Books

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Compares the United States with other affluent democracies in such areas as health, crime and violence, education, democracy, and equality, and suggests ways th
A Measure of Perfection
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Pages: 474
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Categories: Art
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Despite its widespread popularity in antebellum America, phrenology has rarely been taken seriously as a cultural phenomenon. Charles Colbert seeks to redress t
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Authors: John Carson
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How have modern democracies squared their commitment to equality with their fear that disparities in talent and intelligence might be natural, persistent, and c
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A brilliant look at the pervasive belief that African American men are prodigiously endowed, from the author’s own experiences to sharp analysis of how black