01871nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10639741 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120703s2013 nyu sb 001 0 eng d 2012027111 9780801451225 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780801467677 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)829387575 n-us--- BJ1500.M47 K45 2013eb 179/.9 23 Kett, Joseph F. Merit [electronic resource] : the history of a founding ideal from the American Revolution to the twenty-first century / Joseph F. Kett. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013. ix, 332 p. American institutions and society Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : the faces of merit -- Republic of merit -- Merit and the culture of public life -- Small worlds : competition in the colleges -- Making the grade : managed competition and schooling -- The scientific measurement of merit -- The "presumption of merit" : institutionalizing merit -- Squeeze play : merit in government -- Merit in crisis -- Epilogue : merit, equality, consent. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Merit (Ethics) Social aspects United States. Social values United States History. National characteristics, American History. United States History. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10639741 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 160211 160211